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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... close agreement of these dimensions , given by Alexander's informants , with the actual size of the country is very remarkable , and shows that the Indians , even at that early date in their history , had a very ac- curate knowledge of ...
... close agreement of these dimensions , given by Alexander's informants , with the actual size of the country is very remarkable , and shows that the Indians , even at that early date in their history , had a very ac- curate knowledge of ...
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... close agreement of these dimensions , given by ander's informants , with the actual size of the y is very remarkable , and shows that the Indians , at that early date in their history , had a very ac- e knowledge of the form and extent ...
... close agreement of these dimensions , given by ander's informants , with the actual size of the y is very remarkable , and shows that the Indians , at that early date in their history , had a very ac- e knowledge of the form and extent ...
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... close of the reign of Mahmud Ghaz- navi . Down to this time , therefore , it would 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 ...
... close of the reign of Mahmud Ghaz- navi . Down to this time , therefore , it would 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 ...
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... close of the reign of Mahmud Ghaz- navi . Down to this time , therefore , it would 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 ...
... close of the reign of Mahmud Ghaz- navi . Down to this time , therefore , it would 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 ...
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... close to Kapisa , may with a very little alteration be read as Ophianda , I think that we may perhaps recognize the Greek capital under this slightly altered form . The name of Opián is certainly as old as the fifth century B.C. , as ...
... close to Kapisa , may with a very little alteration be read as Ophianda , I think that we may perhaps recognize the Greek capital under this slightly altered form . The name of Opián is certainly as old as the fifth century B.C. , as ...
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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