Takhar (disambiguation)

Takhar may refer to:

Religion

Takhar, a god in the Serer religion

Places

• Tukhara, known as Tokharistan: alternate names for Bactria
  • Tokharoi, Tokhari or Tokharioi the Ancient Greek name for an inhabitant of Tukhara (sometimes Latinised as Tocharian)
  • the basis of the name of Takhar Province, Afghanistan
    • • the location of Takhar University
  • the likely historical basis of the Vedic Tushara Kingdom

People

• The Takhar (clan) of Jats, originating in Rajasthan India, including:
  • Bajrang Lal Takhar, an Indian rower
  • Harinder Takhar, a Canadian politician
  • Mandy Takhar, a Punjabi-British actor

See also

• Tocharian languages: extinct Indo-European languages of the Tarim Basin, China
• Tocharians: the Tocharian-speaking peoples of the Tarim