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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... provinces of the Ganges in northern India and to the district of Mysore in southern India . Jacquemont's travels were much less restricted ; but as that sagacious Frenchman's observations were chiefly confined to geology and botany and ...
... provinces of the Ganges in northern India and to the district of Mysore in southern India . Jacquemont's travels were much less restricted ; but as that sagacious Frenchman's observations were chiefly confined to geology and botany and ...
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... provinces , has received the approbation of Eratosthenes and Strabo for its ac- curacy . Another account of India was derived from the register of the Stathmi , † or " Marches " from place to place , which was prepared by the Macedonian ...
... provinces , has received the approbation of Eratosthenes and Strabo for its ac- curacy . Another account of India was derived from the register of the Stathmi , † or " Marches " from place to place , which was prepared by the Macedonian ...
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... provinces of the Ganges in northern India and to the district of Mysore in southern India . Jacquemont's travels were much less restricted ; but as that sagacious Frenchman's observations were chiefly confined to geology and botany and ...
... provinces of the Ganges in northern India and to the district of Mysore in southern India . Jacquemont's travels were much less restricted ; but as that sagacious Frenchman's observations were chiefly confined to geology and botany and ...
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... Province and those of the four cardinal points . The names of the Nine Divisions given in the ' Mahâbhârata ' and ... provinces would appear to have been the most popular one during the early centuries of the Christian era , as it was ...
... Province and those of the four cardinal points . The names of the Nine Divisions given in the ' Mahâbhârata ' and ... provinces would appear to have been the most popular one during the early centuries of the Christian era , as it was ...
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... provinces are described by name , and not by position . Thus we have mention of Yue - gai , king of Kapila , in A.D. ... province ; and sometimes the " kingdom of Brahmans , " after the name of its principal inhabitants.§ The first of ...
... provinces are described by name , and not by position . Thus we have mention of Yue - gai , king of Kapila , in A.D. ... province ; and sometimes the " kingdom of Brahmans , " after the name of its principal inhabitants.§ The first 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