Correct Answer: Indus and Jhelum
Subject: history
Explanation: Takshashila (modern Taxila, Pakistan) was located between the Indus (Sindhu) and Jhelum (Vitasta) rivers in Gandhara region. It was one of the earliest and greatest universities in the ancient world (from at least 5th century BCE). Famous students included Chandragupta Maurya, Chanakya (Kautilya), the physician Jivaka, and the grammarian Panini. It was also a major center of Gandhara art where Greco-Roman and Indian styles merged. Alexander the Great passed through Taxila in 326 BCE. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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