The Ancient Geography of India: I. The Buddhist Period, Including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-ThsangTrübner and Company, 1871 - 589 pages |
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Abu Rihân Abul Fazl According agrees Akbar Alexander Alexander's Alor ancient Aornos Arrian Balabhi Banâras bank Bengal Biâs Brahmans breadth bricks Buddha Buddhist called capital Ceylon Chenâb Chinese pilgrim cloth Curtius Debal described distance district Doâb east eastern Edited exactly F. J. FURNIVALL Fa-Hian famous feet Ganges Ghazni Greek Haidarâbâd Harapa hill Hindu Hwen Thsang identified India Indo-Scythian Indus inscription Jalâlpur Jhelam Johiyas Journ Julien's Hiouen Thsang Jumna Kabul Kanoj Kashmir king kingdom Kosala Kusinagara language Magadha Malwa measurement mentioned miles in circuit monastery mound mountain Muhammadan Multân nearly north-east north-west Ohind Panjâb Pliny position present probably province Ptolemy Purâna Raja Râvi reign river road route ruins Sangala Sanskrit Satlej seventh century sewed Sindh situated south-east south-west Srughna stadia Strabo stupa Taxila temple tion town translation Travels valley village visited western whole yojanas