Location | Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan |
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Region | Gandhara |
Coordinates | 33°53′00″N 72°22′00″E / 33.88333°N 72.36667°E |
Type | Region |
Chukhsa (Hindko/Urdu: چخسہ ) was an ancient area of Pakistan, modern Chach, west of the city of Taxila.
See also: Attock § History |
The area is mentioned in various epigraphic material, such as the Taxila copper plate inscription, where it is described as a territory of the Indo-Scythian ruler Liaka Kusulaka.[1]
A silver jug found at Taxila indicates that Zeionises was the "satrap of Chuksa, son of Manigula, brother of the great king", but who this king was remains uncertain.[2]
The Battle of Chach was fought in 1008 AD between the Ghaznavid army of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni and the Hindu Shahi army of Anandapala, resulting in the latter's defeat.