Taank Kingdom

Taank Kingdom
c. 550c. 950
Taank Kingdom shown in violet in the north of the Indian subcontinent circa 700 AD.
Taank Kingdom shown in violet in the north of the Indian subcontinent circa 700 AD.
CapitalShekilo (modern day Sialkot)
Ṭakin or Ṭakkáwar[2] (possibly)
Common languagesOld Punjabi
Religion
Hinduism
Buddhism (minority)[3]
GovernmentMonarchy
History 
• Established
c. 550
• Disestablished
c. 950
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Alchon Huns
Hindu Shahis
Turk Shahis
Today part ofPakistan
India

Taank Kingdom (also known as Takka[4][5][6] or Taki[7]) was a kingdom based in the Punjab from 6th to 10th century CE.[8] The kingdom was located south of Kashmir, north of Sindh and east of Zunbil dynasty, extending from the Indus in the west to the Beas river in the east, centered around modern day Sialkot.[3]

  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.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  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.