Takshan

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Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

Takshan (तक्षन्) is name of a place mentioned by Panini.

Mention by Panini

Takshan (तक्षन्) is name of a place mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi under Nadadi (नडादि) (4.2.91) group. [1]

Jat clans

History

Ram Sarup Joon[2]The word Turk has been derived from Takshan and Takshak is a well-known Jat-Gotra. The Greek historian Strabo writes that the Takshaks named Kardastan as Takshakstan. Later the name was changed to Turkistan and consequently, the inhabitants began to be called -Turks. The capital of this country was originally known as Takshkhand, which changed to Tashkand or Tashkent.

In Mahabharata

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