Legacy Stories are stories that were conceptualised in September 2021, before the timeline was on Tiki-Toki, let alone GitHub. The story in its current shell-like form is on Tiki-Toki and lives here. And you are very welcome to share any thoughts you have on how this story can be improved by commenting below!
The Greek historian Megasthenes wrote about the “Royal Highway” in the 4th century BCE, a great trade route from eastern India which intersected with another two – one from Kashmir and the other from western Asia – at TakshaShila, located in modern-day Pakistan (Puri, 2021). And here, we find signs of the world’s first university (History of Ayurveda, n.d.a; see also Bolzon, 2020). Established in the 5th century BCE, the university thrived until the 6th century CE.
Legacy Stories are stories that were conceptualised in September 2021, before the timeline was on Tiki-Toki, let alone GitHub. The story in its current shell-like form is on Tiki-Toki and lives here. And you are very welcome to share any thoughts you have on how this story can be improved by commenting below!
Title
Legacy Story: University of TakshaShila
Date or Period đź“…
500 BCE as per 500 BC as per https://www.historyofayurveda.org/library/ancient-university-takshashila
Elevator Pitch
Possibly the world's first university!
Justification
Unformed Thoughts
The Greek historian Megasthenes wrote about the “Royal Highway” in the 4th century BCE, a great trade route from eastern India which intersected with another two – one from Kashmir and the other from western Asia – at TakshaShila, located in modern-day Pakistan (Puri, 2021). And here, we find signs of the world’s first university (History of Ayurveda, n.d.a; see also Bolzon, 2020). Established in the 5th century BCE, the university thrived until the 6th century CE.