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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... century before Christ , and the travels of the Chinese pilgrim , Hwen Thsang , in the seventh century after Christ . The pilgrimage of tnis Chinese priest forms an epoch of as much interest and import- ance for the Ancient History and ...
... century before Christ , and the travels of the Chinese pilgrim , Hwen Thsang , in the seventh century after Christ . The pilgrimage of tnis Chinese priest forms an epoch of as much interest and import- ance for the Ancient History and ...
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... century , during the troubles which llowed the invasion of Timur . The history of this riod is very confused , owing to the want of a special ip , showing the boundaries of the different Muham- adan kingdoms of Delhi , Jonpur , Bengal ...
... century , during the troubles which llowed the invasion of Timur . The history of this riod is very confused , owing to the want of a special ip , showing the boundaries of the different Muham- adan kingdoms of Delhi , Jonpur , Bengal ...
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... centuries after Christ , when the powerful Guptas of Magadha ruled over the greater part of India . The same division of five great provinces was adopted by the Chinese pilgrim Hwen Thsang in the seventh century , who names them in the ...
... centuries after Christ , when the powerful Guptas of Magadha ruled over the greater part of India . The same division of five great provinces was adopted by the Chinese pilgrim Hwen Thsang in the seventh century , who names them in the ...
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... century . In the following century , as we learn from the Chinese pilgrim , the king of Kapisa was a Ksha- triya , or pure Hindu . During the whole of the tenth century the Kabul valley was held by a dynasty of Brahmans , whose power ...
... century . In the following century , as we learn from the Chinese pilgrim , the king of Kapisa was a Ksha- triya , or pure Hindu . During the whole of the tenth century the Kabul valley was held by a dynasty of Brahmans , whose power ...
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... centuries in Eastern Ariana , finally disap- peared . NORTHERN INDIA . I. KAOFU , OR AFGHANISTAN . For several centuries ... century before Christ is described as being divided between the Parthians , the Indians , and the Su or Sacæ of ...
... centuries in Eastern Ariana , finally disap- peared . NORTHERN INDIA . I. KAOFU , OR AFGHANISTAN . For several centuries ... century before Christ is described as being divided between the Parthians , the Indians , and the Su or Sacæ of ...
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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