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Asi rivulet at Banâras, 436.
Asthipura, near Thânesar, 336.
Atâri, a ruined fort in the Panjâb,
228; identified with the Brahman
city taken by Alexander, 228.
Atranji-khera, on the Kâli Nadi,
identified with the ancient Pilo-
shana, 364.

Attak Banâras, on the Indus, 53.
Avanta, district in S. India, 6.
Avantipura, in Kashmir, 95, 103.
Ayek rivulet, identified with the
Apagâ, 185, 209.
Ayomukha, or Hayamukha on the
Ganges, 387.

Ayuto, on the Ganges below Kanoj,
382; identified with Kâkapur,
385; perhaps the same as Bâgud
of the Tibetan books, 386.

Babar-Khâna, or Tiger's House,
part of Taxila, 112, 116.
Bagarda of Ptolemy identified with
Wardak, 38; perhaps the same
as the Zend Vackereta, 38.
Bâgris, the people of Bâgar-des or
Bikaner, 247; probably con-
nected with the Yaudheyas or
Johiyas, 247.

Bâgud, or Vâgud, of the Tibetan

books, identified with Ayuto,
386.

Bâhikas, or Arattas, in the Panjâb,
215.

Baibhâr, or Vaibhâra, mountain
one of the Five Hills of Raja-
griha, 463.
Bairât, or Vairât, capital of Matsya,
337; 105 miles to S. W. of Delhi,
and 41 miles to N. of Jaypur,
341; residence of the Five Pan-
dus during their 12 years' exile,
340; visited by Hwen Thsang,
343; taken by Mahmûd, 344.
Balabhi, or Valabhadra, a famous
city and kingdom in W. India in
the seventh century, 316; iden-
tified with Surashtra and the
modern peninsula of Gujarât,

317; now Vamilapura, in ruins,
323.

Balayas, or Bulukas, a tribe of the
Vrijis, 450.

Bâlnâth ka Tila, a lofty mountain
to W. of Jhelam, 165; called

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Hill of the Sun,' by Plutarch,
165.

Banâras, or Varânasi, vulgo Be-
nares, 435.

Banu, the Falana and Pona of the
Chinese, 84, 85; perhaps Bana-
gara of Ptolemy, 86.
Bappa, or Vappaka, a descendant
of the Balabhi family, founded a
new kingdom at Chitor, 318.
Barâhmula, or Varâhamula, 99.
Barbarike, or Bhambura, in Lower

Sindh, 294; Barke of Justin,
and Barbari of Ptolemy, 295.
Baryaza, or Bhâroch, 324, 326.
Bazaria, identified with Bâzâr, 65.
Begrâm, near Opiân, 20; ancient
remains, 21; identified with
Karsana, 27; meaning of name,
29; description of plain of, 29;
near Peshawar, 79.

Bhâtiya, or Bâhiya, or Pâbiya, or
Pâya, a strong fortress between
Multân and Alor, 256.
Bhatner, fortress, 146.

Bhira, or Jobnâthnagar, 155; ca-
pital of Sophites, 155.

Biâs, or Byâs river, changes in its
course, 222.

Bihâr, or Vihâr, an ancient city of
Magadha, 473.

Bij Biâra, or Vijipâra, 98.
Bir, or Pher mound, part of Taxila,

111.

Bodhi tree at Peshawâr, 79.
Bolor, or Balti, the Palolo of the

Chinese, 83; country of the
Byltæ of Ptolemy, 84.

Brahmana, or Brahmanabad, the
city of Brahmans, called Harma-
telia by Diodorus, 267, 268;
identified with the ruins of
Bambhra-ka-thûl, 272.

Brahmapura, in the hills to the N.E.
of Haridwar, 355; identified
with Vairâtpattan, 355.
Bukhepala, 159; may be identified
with Dilâwar, according to the
description of Strabo, 176, 177;
or with Jalâlpur, according to
Plutarch, 176; most probably
Jalâlpur, 177.

Cadrusi of Pliny, same as Cadrusia
of Solinus, 31; identified with
Koratâs, 31.
Ceylon, 557.

Champa, or Chamba, on the Râvi,
141.

Champâ, now Patharghâta, on the
Ganges, 477.

Chândels of Khajurâ, 55.
Charitrapura in Orissa, now Puri,

510.

Chenâb River, changes in its course,
223.

Chi-chi-to, or Jaghoti, 55.
Chinapati, or Patti, in the Eastern
Panjâb, 200; called Haibatpur,
201.
Choliya, or Jorya, 545; now Zora,
or Jora, close to Karnul, 547; the
Sora of Ptolemy, 547.
Clisoboras, or Carisobora of Pliny,
an ancient city on the Jomanes,
or Junna, identified with Kâlikâ-
vartta, or Vrindâvana, 375.

Dædali Montes, or Dantaloka, 52, 66.
Dantaloka Mount, or Montes Dæ-
dali, 52, 66.

Dântapura, on the Godâvari, capital
of Kalinga, 517.
Dârâpur and Dilâwar, to west of
Jhelam, 161.

Dârel, to west of Indus, identified

with the Chinese Thalilo and
Toli, 82; country of the Dârds,
82; possessed a colossal statue
of Buddha, 83.

Debal, an ancient city in the Delta
of the Indus, 297; situated

near Lâhari-bandar, 299; the
enchanted city of the Arabian
Nights,' 300.

Depâlpur, an ancient city in the
Panjâb, 213.

Dhamek Stupa, near Banâras, 438.
Dhopâpapura, a famous place of
pilgrimage in Oudh, 401.
Diodorus. Size of India, 4.
Dionysopolis, the Dinûs of Abu
Rihân, 46; monogram of Dion
on Greek coins, 46.

Donakakotta, or Dharanikotta, 530;
mentioned as Dhanaka-kata in
cave inscriptions, 531; and by
Hwen Thsang, 530; Danaka of
Abu Rihân, 543.

Drâvida, capital Kânchipura, 548.
Drona, a measure, used for the divi-
sion of Buddha's relics, 441.
Drishadwati river, the southern
boundary of Kurukshetra, or
Brahmavartta, 333.

Dron-Sagar, at Ujain in Rohilkhand,
the ancient Govisano, 359.

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the Gandaritis of Strabo, Gan-
daræ of Ptolemy, and Kien-to-lo
of Chinese, 47; its boundaries, 48.
Gandharva. One of nine divisions
of India, 7.

Gangâdwâra, or Haridwâr, 353.
Ganges, called Mahâbhadrâ, 354;
the Hyparchos of Ktesias, and
Hypobarus of Pliny, 355; for-
merly ran past Kanoj, 379.
Ganjam, in east India, 513.
Garjapatipura or Ghazipur, 438.
Gaya, Bauddha, in Magadha, 455;
Brahm, the present city of Gaya,

458.
Ghazni, the Chinese Hosina, capi-

tal of south Arachosia, 39; mo-
dern fortress, 41; identified with
the Gazos of Dionysius and Non-
nus, 42.

Girivraja, or Kusâgârapura, the an-
cient capital of Magadha, 462.
Girjhâk, or Jalâlpur, 162, 177;
perhaps the Girivraja of the Ra-
mâyana, 164.
Giryek, mountain near Bihar, 471;
Indra's Cave in it, 471; Jara-
sandha's Tower on top, 471.
Gorakhnath ka Tila, or Bâlnâth-ka-

Tila, or simply Tila, a lofty moun-
tain to west of Jhelam, 164.
Gor-katri, or Katri-kor, at Pesha-

war, 80, 81; at Rânigat, 76.
Govisana, an ancient division of
Rohilkhand, identified with fort
of Ujain, near Kâshipur, 356.
Gridhrakuta, or Vulture's Peak, a
famous mountain near Rajagriha,
466; now Sailagiri, 466.
Gujarât, in the Punjâb, anciently
Hairât, 179.
Gurjjara, a province of western
India, capital Bâlmer in seventh
century, 312; identified with
Western Rajputana, 313.
Guzar, or Guzaristan, the Chinese
Ho-sa-lo. capital of Northern
Arachosia, 39; the Ozola of Pto-
Iemy, 40.

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Hârahaura. District in north-
western India, 6.

Harapa, an ancient city in the Panj-
âb, 210; description of its ruins,
211.
Haridwâra, or Haradwâra, 351.
Harsha Varddhana, king of Kanoj
in the seventh century, 378;
established the Sri Harsha era in
A.D. 607, 378; died in 648 or
650, 378; n. Appendix A.
Hashtnagar, 50.

Hatiâl fort, part of Taxila, 111, 113.
Hayamukha, or Ayomukha, on the
Ganges, perhaps the same as
Daundia-khera, 387.

Hiranya Parvata, now Mongir, 476.
Hodi, Raja, fort opposite Attak, 58.
Ho-sa-lo, or Guzar, the capital of

north Arachosia, 39; the Ozola
of Ptolemy, 40.

Ho-si-na, or Ghazni, the capital of.
south Arachosia, 39.
Hu-phi-na, capital, 33; same as Ko-
phene or Kipin, 34.

Hushkapura, founded by Hushka,
91, 95, 99; the Hu-se-kia-lo of
the Chinese, and modern village
of Uskar, 91.

Hwen Thsang, a famous Chinese
pilgrim, who travelled over the
greater part of India between
the years 629 and 644. Chro-
nological list of places visited by
him. Appendix A.

INDIA.-Northern India, 12, 15,
17; Western, 12, 248; Central,
12, 327; Eastern, 12, 499;
Southern, 12, 515; eighty king-
doms in seventh century, 13; po-
litical divisions in seventh cen-
tury, 13; western boundary
sometimes extended beyond the
Indus, 15; size and shape, ac-
cording to Patrokles, 2; Eratos-
thenes, 2; Pliny, 2; shape and divi-
sions, according to Mahâbhârata,
5; nine divisions of astronomers,

5; five divisions of Purânas, 7;
of Chinese, 10; Chinese names
of India, 9; shape and dimen-
sions of India, according to Chi-
nese, 11; one of nine divisions
of India, 7.

Kâmarupa, or Assam, 500.
Kamatipura, capital of Kusa-
Vihâra, or west Kâmrup, 500.
Kambistholi, a people of the Panjâb,

216.

Kanchipura, capital of Drâvida, 548.

Indra-sila-guha, a famous cave in Kanishkapura, in Kashmir, founded

the Giryek mountain, 471.
Indus river, changes in its course,
251; ancient course past Alor,
258; delta of the Indus, 283.

Jajhoti, the ancient name of Bun-
delkhand, 481; capital, Khaju-
râho, 481.

Jajhotiya Brahmans, 482.
Jalandhara, 135, 136, 137; same
as Trigarta, 137,

Jarak, on the Lower Indus, 287.
Jayendra Vihara, in Kashmir, 97.
Jushkapura, now Zukru, 101.

Kabul, same as Kaofu, 17, 18;
Ptolemy's Kabolitæ, 33; size of
province, 37.

Kabul, city, Ptolemy's Kabura, 33.
Kacha Kot, part of Taxila, 112, 115.
Kachh, a large province in western

India, 302; attached to Sindh
in the seventh century, 302;
capital, Kotiswara, 303.
Kabaon, an ancient city near the
Rapti river, 433.

Kahror, an old town near Multân,
241; scene of battle beween Vi-
kramaditya and the Sakas, 241.
Kaikânân, or Ki-Kiang-na, 86.
Kâkupur, an ancient city below Ka-

noj, identified with Ayuto, 386.
Kâli, or Kâlindri Nadi, flows past
Kanoj in the old bed of the
Ganges, 379.

Kâlikâvartta, or Vrindavana, the
modern Brindâban, 375.
Kalinga in south India, 515;
country of Pliny's Calinga, 517;
its capital Rajamahendri, 516.
Kalyankot, or Tughlakâbâd, great
fort at Thatha, 289.

by Kanishka, the present Kâmpur,
95, 99.

Kânkjol, near Râjmahal, 478.
Kanoj, a famous city in the Gan-
getic Doâb, 376.

Kaofu, 17, 18; same as Kophene,
or Kipin, 34.

Kapila, the birthplace of Buddha,
414; identified with Nagar,
415.

Kapisa, or Capissa, or Caphusa,
Kiapishe of Chinese, 19; per-
haps the modern Kushân, 27.
Kapisene, or Capisene, Kiapishe of
Chinese, 18.

Kâramâr hill, 71.

Karisi, city of, name on coins of
Eukratides, 28.

Karsana, or Cartana, Kiulusapang
of Chinese, 20, 26; called Te-
tragonis, or the square, 27,
28; monogram of name found
on the coins of many Greek
kings, 29.

Kaserumat, one of nine divisions
of India, 7.

Kashmir, kingdom, its extent in the

seventh century A.D., 89; valley
of, 90; people of, 93; old capi-
tal of, 93.

Kâsi, the ancient name of Banâras,
438.

Kâsi-Banâras, 54.
Katak Banâras, 54.
Kauninda, district in north-east
India, 6.

Ketâs, or Ketâksha, 124.
Khâgipura, or Khâgendrapura, vulg.
Kâkapur, 98

Khajuraho, ancient capital of Jaj-
hoti, 481.

Khâka-Bamba, near Kashmir, 131.

Kheda, or Kaira, 492.
Khukhundo, an ancient city near
the Rapti river, 433.
Khunamusha, or Khunamoh, 98.
Kien-to-lo, or Gândhâra, 47.
Kirana-Suvarna, or Singhbhum,
504.

Koli, an ancient city on the Rohini,
near Kapila, 416; probably the
same as Mokson, 417.
Konkana, 552.

Kophene, or Kabul, 32; same as
Huphina, 34.

Kos, a measure of length. Appen-
dix B.

Kosala, or Mahâkosala, in south

India, 519; identified with Vi-
darbha, or Berar, 520.
Kosâmbi, or Kosam, a famous city

on the Jumna, 391.
Kot Kamâlia, in the Panjâb, 208;
identified with the first city of
the Malii, captured by Alexander,
208.

Krokola, or Karachi, the Kolaka

of Ptolemy, 306.

Kshemavati, or Khemavati, the
birthplace of the Buddha Kra-
kuchanda, 419; identified with
Kaküa, 419.
Kukkutapada,

or "Cock's-foot

Hill," 459; now Kurkihar, near
Gaya, 460.

Kullu, or Kulûta, on the Biâs
river, 142.

Kusinagara, the scene of Buddha's
death, 430; identified with
Kasia, 430.

Lahor, or Lavor, near Ohind, 57;
identified with Sâlâtura, 58.
Lahor, the modern capital of the
Panjâb, anciently Lohâwar, 197.
Langala, or Lakoriân, near Kilât,

311.

Lan-po, or Lamghân, 42; Sanskrit
Lampaka, Ptolemy's Lambatæ,
and modern Lamghân, 43.
Lâteswara, a province in west India,
321.

Lauriya, an old town, with a stone-
pillar, to the north of Bettiah,
448.

Li, a Chinese measure of length,
about one-sixth of a British mile.
Appendix B.

Lichhavis, a tribe of the Vrijis, 445;

kings of Nepal, Tibet, and
Ladâk of this race, 451.
Locharna of Ptolemy, identified with
Logar, 38.

Lohâwar, or Lâhor, the Labokla of

Ptolemy, 197; named Mahmud-
pur by Mahmud of Ghazui,
198.
Lo-mo-in-tu river, or the Helmand,

39.

Lumbini, a garden near Kapila, the
scene of Buddha's birth, 416.

Kumârika, one of the nine divisions Madâwar, or Mandor, in Rohil-

of India, 7.

Kurnkshetra, a famous place of
pilgrimage around Thanesar,
332.

Kusâgârapura, the old capital of
Magadha, 461; also called Giri-
vraja, 462; now Purâna Rajgir,
463.
Kusapura, or Kusabhavanapura,
now Sultanpur, on the Gumti
river, 398.
Kusâwar, or Kasur, in the eastern
Panjâb, 199.

khand, 349.

Madhyântika, or Majjhima, made

colossal statue of Buddha, 83.
Madra-desa, a district in the eastern
Panjab, 6, 185, 215; Sâkala its
capital, 185.

Magadha, district in east India, 6,
452.

Mahâban mountain identified with
Aornos by General Abbott, 59;
description of, 61; monastery,
61.
Mahabharata, shape of India ac-

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