Taank Kingdom | |||||||||||
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c. 550–c. 950 | |||||||||||
![]() Taank Kingdom shown in violet in the north of the Indian subcontinent circa 700 AD. | |||||||||||
Location of the Taank Kingdom, and neighbouring South Asian polities circa 600 CE, after the retreat of the Alchon Huns.[1] | |||||||||||
Capital | Shekilo (modern day Sialkot) Ṭakin or Ṭakkáwar[2] (possibly) | ||||||||||
Common languages | Old Punjabi | ||||||||||
Religion | Hinduism Buddhism (minority)[3] | ||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Established | c. 550 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | c. 950 | ||||||||||
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Today part of | Pakistan India |
Taank Kingdom (also known as Takka[4][5][6] or Taki[7]) was a kingdom based in the Punjab in the northwestern Indian subcontinent, 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]
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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