Chukhsa
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Chukhsa was an ancient area of Pakistan
, probably modern Chachh, west of the city of Taxila
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The area is mentioned in various epigraphic material, such as the Taxila copper plate
inscription, where it is described as a territory of the Indo-Scythian ruler Liaka Kusulaka
.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, probably modern Chachh, west of the city of Taxila
Taxila
Taxila is a Tehsil in the Rawalpindi District of Punjab province of Pakistan. It is an important archaeological site.Taxila is situated about northwest of Islamabad Capital Territory and Rawalpindi in Panjab; just off the Grand Trunk Road...
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The area is mentioned in various epigraphic material, such as the Taxila copper plate
Taxila copper plate
The Taxila copper-plate, also called the Moga inscription or the Patika copper-plate is a notable archaeological artifact found in the area of Taxila, Gandhara, in modern Pakistan. It is presently in the collection of the British Museum....
inscription, where it is described as a territory of the Indo-Scythian ruler Liaka Kusulaka
Liaka Kusulaka
Liaka Kusulaka was an Indo-Scythian satrap of the area of Chukhsa in the northwestern South Asia during the 1st century BCE....
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