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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... situated along the Indus , which formerly belonged to the Per- sians . Alexander deprived the Ariani of them , and established there settlements of his own . But Seleu- kus Nikator them to Sandrokottus , in consequence of a marriage ...
... situated along the Indus , which formerly belonged to the Per- sians . Alexander deprived the Ariani of them , and established there settlements of his own . But Seleu- kus Nikator them to Sandrokottus , in consequence of a marriage ...
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... situated ; I would , therefore , propose to read " hæc regio est ex adverso Bactria ; " and as cujus cannot possibly refer to the Bactrians , I would begin the next sentence by changing the latter half of Bactrianorum in the text to ...
... situated ; I would , therefore , propose to read " hæc regio est ex adverso Bactria ; " and as cujus cannot possibly refer to the Bactrians , I would begin the next sentence by changing the latter half of Bactrianorum in the text to ...
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... situated at 50 Roman miles , or 45.96 English miles , from Ortospana , and at 237 Roman miles , or 217.8 English miles , from Peucolaitis , or Pukkalaoti , which was a few miles to the north of Peshâwar . position of Ortospana will be ...
... situated at 50 Roman miles , or 45.96 English miles , from Ortospana , and at 237 Roman miles , or 217.8 English miles , from Peucolaitis , or Pukkalaoti , which was a few miles to the north of Peshâwar . position of Ortospana will be ...
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... situated at the foot of the Caucasus , and not far from Alexandria ; whilst , according to Ptolemy , it was on the right bank of the Panjshir river . These data point to Begrâm , which is situated on the right bank of the united ...
... situated at the foot of the Caucasus , and not far from Alexandria ; whilst , according to Ptolemy , it was on the right bank of the Panjshir river . These data point to Begrâm , which is situated on the right bank of the united ...
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... situated ; I would , therefore , propose to read " hæc regio est ex adverso Bactriæ ; " and as cujus cannot possibly refer to the Bactrians , I would begin the next sentence by changing the latter half of Bactrianorum in the text to ...
... situated ; I would , therefore , propose to read " hæc regio est ex adverso Bactriæ ; " and as cujus cannot possibly refer to the Bactrians , I would begin the next sentence by changing the latter half of Bactrianorum in the text to ...
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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