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 ix
... Ohind in April of the following year . He spent several months in Taxila for the purpose of visiting the holy places of Buddhism , and then proceeded to Kashmir , where he stayed for two whole years to study some of the more learned ...
... Ohind in April of the following year . He spent several months in Taxila for the purpose of visiting the holy places of Buddhism , and then proceeded to Kashmir , where he stayed for two whole years to study some of the more learned ...
Page xii
... Indus at Utakhanda , or Ohind . The pilgrim himself forded the river on an elephant , a feat which can only * M. Julien's Hiouen Thsang , ' i . 262 , 263 . be performed during the months of December , Janu- ary xii PREFACE .
... Indus at Utakhanda , or Ohind . The pilgrim himself forded the river on an elephant , a feat which can only * M. Julien's Hiouen Thsang , ' i . 262 , 263 . be performed during the months of December , Janu- ary xii PREFACE .
Page xix
... Ohind in 1 of the following year . He spent several months xila for the purpose of visiting the holy places of hism , and then proceeded to Kashmir , where he d for two whole years to study some of the more ed works of his religion . On ...
... Ohind in 1 of the following year . He spent several months xila for the purpose of visiting the holy places of hism , and then proceeded to Kashmir , where he d for two whole years to study some of the more ed works of his religion . On ...
Page xxii
... Indus at Utakhanda , or Ohind . The pilgrim himself forded the river on an elephant , a feat which can only * M. Julien's Hiouen Thsang , ' i . 262 , 263 . THE ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA . FROM the accounts of xii PREFACE .
... Indus at Utakhanda , or Ohind . The pilgrim himself forded the river on an elephant , a feat which can only * M. Julien's Hiouen Thsang , ' i . 262 , 263 . THE ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA . FROM the accounts of xii PREFACE .
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... Ohind , above Attok , to the sea is 950 miles by land , or about 1200 miles by water . On the north , the distance from the banks of the Indus to Patna , by our military route books , is 1143 miles , or only 6 miles less than the ...
... Ohind , above Attok , to the sea is 950 miles by land , or about 1200 miles by water . On the north , the distance from the banks of the Indus to Patna , by our military route books , is 1143 miles , or only 6 miles less than the ...
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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