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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... mountain . To- wards the end of the year he passed through Kâsh- gâr , Yârkand , and Kotan , and at last , in the spring of A.D. 645 , he arrived in safety in the western capital of China . This rapid survey of Hwen Thsang's route is ...
... mountain . To- wards the end of the year he passed through Kâsh- gâr , Yârkand , and Kotan , and at last , in the spring of A.D. 645 , he arrived in safety in the western capital of China . This rapid survey of Hwen Thsang's route is ...
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... mountains to the banks of the Narbadâ . IV . Eastern India comprised Assam and Bengal proper , including the whole of the Delta of the Ganges , together with Sambhalpur , Orissa , and Gan- jam . V. Southern India comprised the whole of ...
... mountains to the banks of the Narbadâ . IV . Eastern India comprised Assam and Bengal proper , including the whole of the Delta of the Ganges , together with Sambhalpur , Orissa , and Gan- jam . V. Southern India comprised the whole of ...
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... mountains , the river Indus , and the sea . But on the west , these limits have been so frequently overstepped by powerful kings that most authors , from the time of Alexander down to a very late period , have consi- dered Eastern ...
... mountains , the river Indus , and the sea . But on the west , these limits have been so frequently overstepped by powerful kings that most authors , from the time of Alexander down to a very late period , have consi- dered Eastern ...
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... mountains ; to the north having been removed from Gândhâra to Persia , still exists at Kandahar , where it was seen by Sir H. Rawlinson . The removal must have taken place during the sixth century , after the conquest of Gândhâra by the ...
... mountains ; to the north having been removed from Gândhâra to Persia , still exists at Kandahar , where it was seen by Sir H. Rawlinson . The removal must have taken place during the sixth century , after the conquest of Gândhâra by the ...
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... mountains , named Po - lo - si - na , and by black hills on the other three sides . The name of Polosina corresponds ... mountain , distinct from Elburj . It is called Mount Paresh . " by the route of the Hajiyak Pass and Ghorband Valley ...
... mountains , named Po - lo - si - na , and by black hills on the other three sides . The name of Polosina corresponds ... mountain , distinct from Elburj . It is called Mount Paresh . " by the route of the Hajiyak Pass and Ghorband Valley ...
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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