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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... appear that the ancient Indians had a very accurate knowledge of the true shape and size of their country . According to Strabo , * Alexander " caused the whole country to be described by men well acquainted with it ; " and this account ...
... appear that the ancient Indians had a very accurate knowledge of the true shape and size of their country . According to Strabo , * Alexander " caused the whole country to be described by men well acquainted with it ; " and this account ...
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... appear to have been the most popular one during the early centuries of the Christian era , as it was adopted by the Chinese pilgrims , and from them by all Chinese writers . According to the Vishnu Purâna , the centre The list of the ...
... appear to have been the most popular one during the early centuries of the Christian era , as it was adopted by the Chinese pilgrims , and from them by all Chinese writers . According to the Vishnu Purâna , the centre The list of the ...
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... appear also that previous to this time India was sometimes called Ma- gadha , after the name of its best known and richest province ; and sometimes the " kingdom of Brahmans , " after the name of its principal inhabitants.§ The first of ...
... appear also that previous to this time India was sometimes called Ma- gadha , after the name of its best known and richest province ; and sometimes the " kingdom of Brahmans , " after the name of its principal inhabitants.§ The first of ...
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... appear that cient Indians had a very accurate knowledge of e shape and size of their country . According to * Alexander " caused the whole country to be bed by men well acquainted with it ; " and this t was afterwards lent to Patrokles ...
... appear that cient Indians had a very accurate knowledge of e shape and size of their country . According to * Alexander " caused the whole country to be bed by men well acquainted with it ; " and this t was afterwards lent to Patrokles ...
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... appear that a great part of the population of eastern Afghani- stan , including the whole of the Kabul valley , must have been of Indian descent , while the religion was pure Buddhism . During the rule of the Ghaznavis , whose late ...
... appear that a great part of the population of eastern Afghani- stan , including the whole of the Kabul valley , must have been of Indian descent , while the religion was pure Buddhism . During the rule of the Ghaznavis , whose late ...
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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