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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... kingdom of Brahmans , " after the name of its principal inhabitants.§ The first of these names I would refer to the second and third centuries after Christ , when the powerful Guptas of Magadha ruled over the greater part of India . The ...
... kingdom of Brahmans , " after the name of its principal inhabitants.§ The first of these names I would refer to the second and third centuries after Christ , when the powerful Guptas of Magadha ruled over the greater part of India . The ...
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... kingdom is said to have been 7000 li , or 1166 miles , in circuit , which cannot be far from the truth , as it most probably included the whole of south - western Afghanistan with the exception of Kandahar , which at that time , from ...
... kingdom is said to have been 7000 li , or 1166 miles , in circuit , which cannot be far from the truth , as it most probably included the whole of south - western Afghanistan with the exception of Kandahar , which at that time , from ...
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... kingdom ; but in the seventh century the royal family was extinct , and the district was a dependency of Kapisene . 5. NAGARAHÁRA , OR JALALABAD . From Lamghân the Chinese pilgrim proceeded for 100 li , or nearly 17 miles , to the south ...
... kingdom ; but in the seventh century the royal family was extinct , and the district was a dependency of Kapisene . 5. NAGARAHÁRA , OR JALALABAD . From Lamghân the Chinese pilgrim proceeded for 100 li , or nearly 17 miles , to the south ...
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... kingdom is said to have been 1166 miles , in circuit , which cannot be far th , as it most probably included the whole stern Afghanistan with the exception of hich at that time , from the story of the of Buddha already noted , would ...
... kingdom is said to have been 1166 miles , in circuit , which cannot be far th , as it most probably included the whole stern Afghanistan with the exception of hich at that time , from the story of the of Buddha already noted , would ...
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... kingdom , may have suggested an alteration of the existing names of Attak and Banâr to Attak - Banaras as an antithesis for the extreme west . Wehand , or Uhand as I believe it should be written , was the capital of the Brahman kings of ...
... kingdom , may have suggested an alteration of the existing names of Attak and Banâr to Attak - Banaras as an antithesis for the extreme west . Wehand , or Uhand as I believe it should be written , was the capital of the Brahman kings 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