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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... noted it would appear certain that the capital of Kiapishe , or Kapisene , in the seventh century , must have been situated either at or near Opián . This place was visited by Masson , * * Travels , ' iii . 126 . * who describes it as ...
... noted it would appear certain that the capital of Kiapishe , or Kapisene , in the seventh century , must have been situated either at or near Opián . This place was visited by Masson , * * Travels , ' iii . 126 . * who describes it as ...
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... noted that there was a mountain named Aruna at a distance of 5 miles to the south , it is almost certain that this city must have been on the famous site of Begrâm , from which the north end of the Siah - koh , or Black Mountain ...
... noted that there was a mountain named Aruna at a distance of 5 miles to the south , it is almost certain that this city must have been on the famous site of Begrâm , from which the north end of the Siah - koh , or Black Mountain ...
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... noted that there was a mountain named Aruna at a distance of 5 miles to the south , it is almost certain that this city must have been on the famous site of Begrâm , from which the north end of the Siah - koh , or Black Mountain ...
... noted that there was a mountain named Aruna at a distance of 5 miles to the south , it is almost certain that this city must have been on the famous site of Begrâm , from which the north end of the Siah - koh , or Black Mountain ...
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... noted by Pliny . The same form of the name is also found on a rare coin of Eu- kratides , with the legend Karisiye nagara , or " city of Karisi , " which I have identified with the Kalasi of the Buddhist chronicles , as the birthplace ...
... noted by Pliny . The same form of the name is also found on a rare coin of Eu- kratides , with the legend Karisiye nagara , or " city of Karisi , " which I have identified with the Kalasi of the Buddhist chronicles , as the birthplace ...
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... noted , would appear to have belonged to Persia . This district possessed two capitals , called Ho - si - na and Ho - sa - lo . The first has been identified by M. de St. Martin with Ghazni , which is quite satisfactory ; but his ...
... noted , would appear to have belonged to Persia . This district possessed two capitals , called Ho - si - na and Ho - sa - lo . The first has been identified by M. de St. Martin with Ghazni , which is quite satisfactory ; but his ...
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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