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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... rise and extension of Muhammadan power , from the time of Mahmud of ni to the battle of Plassey , or about 750 years , g which time the Musalmâns were the paramount eigns of India . The illustration of the Vedic period has already been ...
... rise and extension of Muhammadan power , from the time of Mahmud of ni to the battle of Plassey , or about 750 years , g which time the Musalmâns were the paramount eigns of India . The illustration of the Vedic period has already been ...
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... Jumna , near Allahabad . 10. Padmavati , of the poet Bhavabhuti . 11. Vaisáli , to the north of Patna . 12. Nálanda , the most famous Buddhist monastery in all India . The illustration of the Vedic period has already been made. PREFACE .
... Jumna , near Allahabad . 10. Padmavati , of the poet Bhavabhuti . 11. Vaisáli , to the north of Patna . 12. Nálanda , the most famous Buddhist monastery in all India . The illustration of the Vedic period has already been made. PREFACE .
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... already been made the subject of a separate work by M. Vivien de Saint - Martin , whose valuable essay on this early section of Indian Geography shows how much interest- ing information may be elicited from the Hymns of the Vedas , by ...
... already been made the subject of a separate work by M. Vivien de Saint - Martin , whose valuable essay on this early section of Indian Geography shows how much interest- ing information may be elicited from the Hymns of the Vedas , by ...
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... already described the Bactrians as being " aversa montis Paropamisi , " he now uses almost the same terms to describe the position of the district in which Cartana was situated ; I would , therefore , propose to read " hæc regio est ex ...
... already described the Bactrians as being " aversa montis Paropamisi , " he now uses almost the same terms to describe the position of the district in which Cartana was situated ; I would , therefore , propose to read " hæc regio est ex ...
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... with the correction which I * Sipitofalasse is probably the Sanskrit Saptavarsha or Sattavasa , which might easily be changed to Thatagush . have already proposed : * " Cartana oppidum sub Caucaso 26 THE ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA .
... with the correction which I * Sipitofalasse is probably the Sanskrit Saptavarsha or Sattavasa , which might easily be changed to Thatagush . have already proposed : * " Cartana oppidum sub Caucaso 26 THE ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA .
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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