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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... circuit . If this measurement be even approximately correct , the district must have included the whole of Kafiristan , as well as the two large valleys of Ghorband and Panjshir , as these last are together not more than 300 miles in ...
... circuit . If this measurement be even approximately correct , the district must have included the whole of Kafiristan , as well as the two large valleys of Ghorband and Panjshir , as these last are together not more than 300 miles in ...
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... circuit . this measurement be even approximately correct , the district must have included the whole of Kafiristan , as well as the two large valleys of Ghorband and Panjshir , as these last are together not more than 300 miles in circuit ...
... circuit . this measurement be even approximately correct , the district must have included the whole of Kafiristan , as well as the two large valleys of Ghorband and Panjshir , as these last are together not more than 300 miles in circuit ...
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... circuit at 30 li , or 5 miles . At the present day the circuit of the walled town is not more than one mile and a quarter . Vigne calls it an irregular pentagon , with sides vary- ing from 200 to 400 yards in length , strengthened by ...
... circuit at 30 li , or 5 miles . At the present day the circuit of the walled town is not more than one mile and a quarter . Vigne calls it an irregular pentagon , with sides vary- ing from 200 to 400 yards in length , strengthened by ...
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... circuit , with snowy mountains on the north , and black hills on the other three sides . From this account it is clear that Lan - po corresponds exactly with the present Lamghân , which is only a small tract of country , lying along the ...
... circuit , with snowy mountains on the north , and black hills on the other three sides . From this account it is clear that Lan - po corresponds exactly with the present Lamghân , which is only a small tract of country , lying along the ...
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... circuit of the base at only 100 stadia , or just one - half of that of Arrian , I think it probable that his height may have been originally in the same proportion which we may obtain by simply reading 6 stadia instead of 16 , or 3640 ...
... circuit of the base at only 100 stadia , or just one - half of that of Arrian , I think it probable that his height may have been originally in the same proportion which we may obtain by simply reading 6 stadia instead of 16 , or 3640 ...
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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