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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... built likewise by the said Alexan- der . " As a general rule , the Greeks would seem to have designated the various peoples whom they en- countered by the names of their principal towns . Travels , ' iii . 166 . * Plin . Hist . Nat ...
... built likewise by the said Alexan- der . " As a general rule , the Greeks would seem to have designated the various peoples whom they en- countered by the names of their principal towns . Travels , ' iii . 166 . * Plin . Hist . Nat ...
Page 54
... built in the reign of his Majesty . Baber never mentions the place , although he frequently speaks of Nilâb . Rashid - ud - din , however , states that the Parashâwar river joins the Indus near Tankur , which most probably refers to the ...
... built in the reign of his Majesty . Baber never mentions the place , although he frequently speaks of Nilâb . Rashid - ud - din , however , states that the Parashâwar river joins the Indus near Tankur , which most probably refers to the ...
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... built on a very extensive old mound attributed to the time of the Kafirs or Hindus . * It would appear also from Arrian , iv . 28 , that Aornos was only one day's march from Embolima , which agrees with the distance of Rânigat from ...
... built on a very extensive old mound attributed to the time of the Kafirs or Hindus . * It would appear also from Arrian , iv . 28 , that Aornos was only one day's march from Embolima , which agrees with the distance of Rânigat from ...
Page 54
... built in the reign of his Majesty . Baber never mentions the place , although he frequently speaks of Nilâb . Rashid - ud - din , however , states that the Parashâwar river joins the Indus near Tankur , which most probably refers to the ...
... built in the reign of his Majesty . Baber never mentions the place , although he frequently speaks of Nilâb . Rashid - ud - din , however , states that the Parashâwar river joins the Indus near Tankur , which most probably refers to the ...
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... built on the site of the Gor - Katri . 7. UDYÂNA , OR SWÂT . On leaving Utakhanda Hwen Thsang travelled about 600 li , or 100 miles , towards the north , to U - chang - na , or Udyana , which was situated on the river Su - po - fa- su ...
... built on the site of the Gor - Katri . 7. UDYÂNA , OR SWÂT . On leaving Utakhanda Hwen Thsang travelled about 600 li , or 100 miles , towards the north , to U - chang - na , or Udyana , which was situated on the river Su - po - fa- su ...
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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