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
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,
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,
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.
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.
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,
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.
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
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,
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,
Lumbini, a garden near Kapila, the scene of Buddha's birth, 416.
Kumârika, one of the nine divisions Madâwar, or Mandor, in Rohil-
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.
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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