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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Page vii
... Ganges on the north , the castern and western coasts of the peninsula , and some scattered notices of the interior of the country . This infor- mation was considerably extended by the systematic inquiries of Ptolemy , whose account is ...
... Ganges on the north , the castern and western coasts of the peninsula , and some scattered notices of the interior of the country . This infor- mation was considerably extended by the systematic inquiries of Ptolemy , whose account is ...
Page viii
... Ganges , between the years 399 and 413 A.D. Unfortunately his journal is very concise , and is chiefly taken up with the de- scription of the sacred spots and objects of his reli- gion , but as he usually gives the bearings and dis ...
... Ganges , between the years 399 and 413 A.D. Unfortunately his journal is very concise , and is chiefly taken up with the de- scription of the sacred spots and objects of his reli- gion , but as he usually gives the bearings and dis ...
Page ix
... Ganges and Indus , and from Nepal to Kânchipura near Madras . The pilgrim entered Kabul from the north - west , viâ Bamian , about the end of May , A.D. 630 , and after many wanderings and several long halts , crossed the Indus at Ohind ...
... Ganges and Indus , and from Nepal to Kânchipura near Madras . The pilgrim entered Kabul from the north - west , viâ Bamian , about the end of May , A.D. 630 , and after many wanderings and several long halts , crossed the Indus at Ohind ...
Page x
... Ganges to Ahichhatra , the capital of Northern Panchála , or Rohilkhand . He next recrossed the Ganges to visit the celebrated cities of Sankisa , Kanoj , and Kosambi in the Doâb , and then turning northward into Oudh he paid his ...
... Ganges to Ahichhatra , the capital of Northern Panchála , or Rohilkhand . He next recrossed the Ganges to visit the celebrated cities of Sankisa , Kanoj , and Kosambi in the Doâb , and then turning northward into Oudh he paid his ...
Page xiv
... Ganges in northern India and to the district of Mysore in southern India . Jacquemont's travels were much less restricted ; but as that sagacious Frenchman's observations were chiefly confined to geology and botany and other scientific ...
... Ganges in northern India and to the district of Mysore in southern India . Jacquemont's travels were much less restricted ; but as that sagacious Frenchman's observations were chiefly confined to geology and botany and other scientific ...
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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