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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Page viii
... less importance , more * Campaign of Alexander , B.c.330 , and Ptolemy's ' Geography , ' a.d. 15C , or 480 years later . Beginning of Hwen Thsang's travels in India , A.D. 630 , or just 480 years after Ptolemy . especially as his ...
... less importance , more * Campaign of Alexander , B.c.330 , and Ptolemy's ' Geography , ' a.d. 15C , or 480 years later . Beginning of Hwen Thsang's travels in India , A.D. 630 , or just 480 years after Ptolemy . especially as his ...
Page ix
... less than twenty years to the acquirement of the Sanskrit and Chinese languages for this special purpose . † The period of Hwen Thsang's travels extended from A.D. 629 to 645. During that time he visited most of the great cities ...
... less than twenty years to the acquirement of the Sanskrit and Chinese languages for this special purpose . † The period of Hwen Thsang's travels extended from A.D. 629 to 645. During that time he visited most of the great cities ...
Page xiv
... less restricted ; but as that sagacious Frenchman's observations were chiefly confined to geology and botany and other scientific subjects , his journeyings in India have added but little to our knowledge of its geography . My own ...
... less restricted ; but as that sagacious Frenchman's observations were chiefly confined to geology and botany and other scientific subjects , his journeyings in India have added but little to our knowledge of its geography . My own ...
Page xviii
... less importance , more * Campaign of Alexander , B.c.330 , and Ptolemy's ' Geography , ' A.D. 15C , or 480 years later . Beginning of Hwen Thsang's travels in India , A.D. 630 , or just 480 years after Ptolemy . pecially as his journal ...
... less importance , more * Campaign of Alexander , B.c.330 , and Ptolemy's ' Geography , ' A.D. 15C , or 480 years later . Beginning of Hwen Thsang's travels in India , A.D. 630 , or just 480 years after Ptolemy . pecially as his journal ...
Page xix
... less than nty years to the acquirement of the Sanskrit and nese languages for this special purpose . † The period Hwen Thsang's travels extended from A.D. 629 to . During that time he visited most of the great es throughout the country ...
... less than nty years to the acquirement of the Sanskrit and nese languages for this special purpose . † The period Hwen Thsang's travels extended from A.D. 629 to . During that time he visited most of the great es throughout the country ...
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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