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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... plain of Begrâm , which lies about 6 or 7 miles to the E.N.E. of Charikâr and Opiân . Begrâm itself I would identify with the Kiu - lu - sa - pang or Kar- sawana of the Chinese pilgrim , the Karsana of Ptolemy , and the Cartana of Pliny ...
... plain of Begrâm , which lies about 6 or 7 miles to the E.N.E. of Charikâr and Opiân . Begrâm itself I would identify with the Kiu - lu - sa - pang or Kar- sawana of the Chinese pilgrim , the Karsana of Ptolemy , and the Cartana of Pliny ...
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... plain below , and near Charikâr . " Masson writes the name Hupiân , follow- ing the emperor Baber ; but as it is entered in Walker's large map as Opiyán , after Lieutenant Leach , and is spelt Opián by Lieutenant Sturt , both of whom ...
... plain below , and near Charikâr . " Masson writes the name Hupiân , follow- ing the emperor Baber ; but as it is entered in Walker's large map as Opiyán , after Lieutenant Leach , and is spelt Opián by Lieutenant Sturt , both of whom ...
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... plain of Begrâm is bounded by the Panjshir and the Koh - dâman rivers on the north and south ; by the Mahighir canal on the west ; and on the east by the lands of Julgha , in the fork of the two rivers . * Travels , ' iii . 165 . Its ...
... plain of Begrâm is bounded by the Panjshir and the Koh - dâman rivers on the north and south ; by the Mahighir canal on the west ; and on the east by the lands of Julgha , in the fork of the two rivers . * Travels , ' iii . 165 . Its ...
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... plain was once the site of a great city . According to the traditions of the people , Begrâm was a Greek city , which was overwhelmed by some natural catastrophe . * Masson doubts the tradition , and infers from the vast number of Kufic ...
... plain was once the site of a great city . According to the traditions of the people , Begrâm was a Greek city , which was overwhelmed by some natural catastrophe . * Masson doubts the tradition , and infers from the vast number of Kufic ...
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... plain was once the site of a great city . According to the traditions of the people , Begrâm was a Greek city , which was overwhelmed by some natural catastrophe . * Masson doubts the tradition , and infers from the vast number of Kufic ...
... plain was once the site of a great city . According to the traditions of the people , Begrâm was a Greek city , which was overwhelmed by some natural catastrophe . * Masson doubts the tradition , and infers from the vast number of Kufic ...
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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