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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... king Harsha Varddhana , or Silâditya , the paramount sovereign of northern India , who was then attended by eighteen tributary princes , for the purpose of add- ing dignity to the solemn performance of the rites of the Quinquennial ...
... king Harsha Varddhana , or Silâditya , the paramount sovereign of northern India , who was then attended by eighteen tributary princes , for the purpose of add- ing dignity to the solemn performance of the rites of the Quinquennial ...
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... king Harsha Varddhana , or Silâditya , the paramount sovereign of northern India , who was then attended by eighteen tributary princes , for the purpose of add- ing dignity to the solemn performance of the rites of the Quinquennial ...
... king Harsha Varddhana , or Silâditya , the paramount sovereign of northern India , who was then attended by eighteen tributary princes , for the purpose of add- ing dignity to the solemn performance of the rites of the Quinquennial ...
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... king of Kapila , in A.D. 428 , and of the king of Gândhâra in A.D. 455. It would appear also that previous to this time India was sometimes called Ma- gadha , after the name of its best known and richest province ; and sometimes the ...
... king of Kapila , in A.D. 428 , and of the king of Gândhâra in A.D. 455. It would appear also that previous to this time India was sometimes called Ma- gadha , after the name of its best known and richest province ; and sometimes the ...
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... king as far as the town of Kiu - lu- sa - pang , a distance of one yojana , or about 7 miles to the north - east ... king's journey of seven miles to the north - east would have taken him over the united stream of the Panjshir and ...
... king as far as the town of Kiu - lu- sa - pang , a distance of one yojana , or about 7 miles to the north - east ... king's journey of seven miles to the north - east would have taken him over the united stream of the Panjshir and ...
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... 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 was not finally extinguished until towards the close of the reign of Mahmud Ghaz ...
... 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 was not finally extinguished until towards the close of the reign of Mahmud Ghaz ...
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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