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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... capital of the north - western Panjab . 3. Sangala , the hill fortress in the central Panjab , captured by Alexander . 4. Srughna , a famous city on the Jumna . 5. Ahichhatra , the capital of northern Pânchâla . 6. Bairát , the capital ...
... capital of the north - western Panjab . 3. Sangala , the hill fortress in the central Panjab , captured by Alexander . 4. Srughna , a famous city on the Jumna . 5. Ahichhatra , the capital of northern Pânchâla . 6. Bairát , the capital ...
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... capital there was a great snowy mountain , with a lake on its summit , distant only 200 li , or about 33 miles . This is the Hindu Kush itself , which is about 35 miles to the north - west of Charikâr and Opiân ; but I have not been ...
... capital there was a great snowy mountain , with a lake on its summit , distant only 200 li , or about 33 miles . This is the Hindu Kush itself , which is about 35 miles to the north - west of Charikâr and Opiân ; but I have not been ...
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... capital of Kapisene , was accompanied by the king as far as the town of Kiu - lu- sa - pang , a distance of one yojana , or about 7 miles to the north - east , from whence the road turned towards the north . This description agrees ...
... capital of Kapisene , was accompanied by the king as far as the town of Kiu - lu- sa - pang , a distance of one yojana , or about 7 miles to the north - east , from whence the road turned towards the north . This description agrees ...
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... capital of the Paropamisada . I con- clude , therefore , that Ortospana was most probably the original metropolis of the country , which was sup- planted by Alexandria during the Greek domination , and restored by the earlier Indo ...
... capital of the Paropamisada . I con- clude , therefore , that Ortospana was most probably the original metropolis of the country , which was sup- planted by Alexandria during the Greek domination , and restored by the earlier Indo ...
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... capital . But a more simple deriva- tion would be from the Sanskrit vi , implying " cer- tainty , " , " " ascertainment , " as in vijaya , victory , which is only an emphatic form of jaya with the prefix vi . Vigráma would therefore ...
... capital . But a more simple deriva- tion would be from the Sanskrit vi , implying " cer- tainty , " , " " ascertainment , " as in vijaya , victory , which is only an emphatic form of jaya with the prefix vi . Vigráma would therefore ...
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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