Taank Kingdom

Taank Kingdom
Taank Kingdom
c. 550–c. 950
	Taank Kingdom shown in violet in the north of the Indian subcontinent circa 700 AD.
	South Asia; 600 CE MORIS PANDYAS LICCHAVIS CHOLAS ZHANGZHUNG CHERAS SAMATATAS GAUDA KAMARUPA VISHNU-; KUNDINAS PALLAVAS ALUPAS NEZAKS ALCHONS KALINGAS PANDUVAMSHIS SHASHANKAS SHAILODBHAVAS GONANDAS MAUKHARIS TAKKA WESTERN; TURKS TOCHARIANS MAITRAKAS RAIS PRATIHARAS LATER GUPTAS PUSHYA-; BHUTIS CHALUKYAS EARLY; KALA-; CHURIS SASANIAN; EMPIRE class=notpageimage\| Location of the Taank Kingdom, and neighbouring South Asian polities circa 600 CE, after the retreat of the Alchon Huns.
Capital	Shekilo (modern day Sialkot); Ṭakin or Ṭakkáwar (possibly)
Common languages	Old Punjabi
Religion	Hinduism; Buddhism (minority)
Government	Monarchy
History
• Established	c. 550
• Disestablished	c. 950
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Alchon Huns
Hindu Shahis
Turk Shahis
Today part of	Pakistan ; India

Taank Kingdom (also known as Takka^[4]^[5]^[6] or Taki^[7]) was a kingdom based in Punjab, during 6th and 7th centuries ruled by Takkas who are identified as ancient inhabitants of Punjab.^[8] The main source regarding the kingdom are the chronicles of Xuanzang as well as other sources.^[3] The kingdom was located south of Kashmir, north of Sindh and east of Zunbil dynasty, extending from the Indus river in the west to the Beas river in the east, centered around modern day Sialkot.^[3]

^ Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 26.
^ Cunningham, Sir Alexander (1871). The Ancient Geography of India: I. The Buddhist Period, Including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang. Trübner and Company.
^ ^a ^b ^c Li Rongxi (1996), The Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions, Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai and Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research, Berkeley, pp. 97–100
^ Handa, Om Chanda; Hāṇḍā, Omacanda (2001). Temple Architecture of the Western Himalaya: Wooden Temples. Indus Publishing. p. 27. ISBN 978-81-7387-115-3.
^ Grewal, J. S. (1998-10-08). The Sikhs of the Punjab. Cambridge University Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-521-63764-0.
^ Bakker, Hans (2015-06-29). The World of the Skandapurāṇa. BRILL. p. 113. ISBN 978-90-04-27714-4.
^ Ahmad, Aijazuddin (2009). Geography of the South Asian Subcontinent: A Critical Approach. Concept Publishing Company. p. 81. ISBN 978-81-8069-568-1.
^ The Panjab Past and Present. Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University. 1977. p. 9. Aurel Stein and Cunningham both agree in identifying Takkas with Madras or Bahikas of Mahabharata - both being the ancient inhabitants of the Punjab. In the lexicon of Hemacandra also, the Bahikas are said to be the same as Takkas.

[1] Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 26.

[2] Cunningham, Sir Alexander (1871). The Ancient Geography of India: I. The Buddhist Period, Including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang. Trübner and Company.

[rongxi97-3] Li Rongxi (1996), The Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions, Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai and Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research, Berkeley, pp. 97–100

[4] Handa, Om Chanda; Hāṇḍā, Omacanda (2001). Temple Architecture of the Western Himalaya: Wooden Temples. Indus Publishing. p. 27. ISBN 978-81-7387-115-3.

[5] Grewal, J. S. (1998-10-08). The Sikhs of the Punjab. Cambridge University Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-521-63764-0.

[:1-6] Bakker, Hans (2015-06-29). The World of the Skandapurāṇa. BRILL. p. 113. ISBN 978-90-04-27714-4.

[7] Ahmad, Aijazuddin (2009). Geography of the South Asian Subcontinent: A Critical Approach. Concept Publishing Company. p. 81. ISBN 978-81-8069-568-1.

[8] The Panjab Past and Present. Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University. 1977. p. 9. Aurel Stein and Cunningham both agree in identifying Takkas with Madras or Bahikas of Mahabharata - both being the ancient inhabitants of the Punjab. In the lexicon of Hemacandra also, the Bahikas are said to be the same as Takkas.

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