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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... according to the actual distances travelled and the stated duration of his halts . Now the troubled state of Ceylon fol- lowed immediately after the death of Raja Buna - Mu- galán , who was defeated and killed in A.D. 639 ; and it is ...
... according to the actual distances travelled and the stated duration of his halts . Now the troubled state of Ceylon fol- lowed immediately after the death of Raja Buna - Mu- galán , who was defeated and killed in A.D. 639 ; and it is ...
Page xiii
... According to my calcula- tions , he crossed the Indus towards the end of A.D. 643. At Utakhanda he halted for fifty days to obtain fresh copies of the manuscripts which had been lost in the Indus , and then proceeded to Lamghân in com ...
... According to my calcula- tions , he crossed the Indus towards the end of A.D. 643. At Utakhanda he halted for fifty days to obtain fresh copies of the manuscripts which had been lost in the Indus , and then proceeded to Lamghân in com ...
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... According to Pliny , the city of Alexandria , in Opia- num , was situated at 50 Roman miles , or 45.96 English miles , from Ortospana , and at 237 Roman miles , or 217.8 English miles , from Peucolaitis , or Pukkalaoti , which was a few ...
... According to Pliny , the city of Alexandria , in Opia- num , was situated at 50 Roman miles , or 45.96 English miles , from Ortospana , and at 237 Roman miles , or 217.8 English miles , from Peucolaitis , or Pukkalaoti , which was a few ...
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... According to Pliny , it was situated at the foot of the Caucasus , and not far from Alexandria ; whilst , according to Ptolemy , it was on the right bank of the Panjshir river . These data point to Begrâm , which is situated on the ...
... According to Pliny , it was situated at the foot of the Caucasus , and not far from Alexandria ; whilst , according to Ptolemy , it was on the right bank of the Panjshir river . These data point to Begrâm , which is situated on the ...
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... According to the Chinese pilgrim Kiapishe , or Ka- pisene , was 4000 li , or about 666 miles in circuit . this measurement be even approximately correct , the district must have included the whole of Kafiristan , as well as the two ...
... According to the Chinese pilgrim Kiapishe , or Ka- pisene , was 4000 li , or about 666 miles in circuit . this measurement be even approximately correct , the district must have included the whole of Kafiristan , as well as the two ...
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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