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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Page 27
... Square ) . This district is opposite to Bactria . Next ( to it ) are the Opii , whose city of Alexandria was named after its founder . " Solinus makes no mention of Cartana , but Ptolemy has a town named Karsana , or Karnasa , which he ...
... Square ) . This district is opposite to Bactria . Next ( to it ) are the Opii , whose city of Alexandria was named after its founder . " Solinus makes no mention of Cartana , but Ptolemy has a town named Karsana , or Karnasa , which he ...
Page 38
... Square ; " for Masson , in his account of the ruins , specially no- tices " some mounds of great magnitude , and accu- rately describing a square of considerable dimensions . " * If I am right in identifying Begrâm with the Kiu- lu - sa ...
... Square ; " for Masson , in his account of the ruins , specially no- tices " some mounds of great magnitude , and accu- rately describing a square of considerable dimensions . " * If I am right in identifying Begrâm with the Kiu- lu - sa ...
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... square of 40 miles on each side , or 160 miles in circuit . It had formerly been a separate kingdom ; but in the seventh century the royal family was extinct , and the district was a dependency of Kapisene . 5. NAGARAHÁRA , OR JALALABAD ...
... square of 40 miles on each side , or 160 miles in circuit . It had formerly been a separate kingdom ; but in the seventh century the royal family was extinct , and the district was a dependency of Kapisene . 5. NAGARAHÁRA , OR JALALABAD ...
Page 66
... square , or 10,000 square feet , which would give 10,000,000 square feet for 1000 men . This would show an area of 4000 feet in length by 2500 feet in breadth , or , making allow- ance for buildings , of one mile in length by half a ...
... square , or 10,000 square feet , which would give 10,000,000 square feet for 1000 men . This would show an area of 4000 feet in length by 2500 feet in breadth , or , making allow- ance for buildings , of one mile in length by half a ...
Page 67
... square , with the open side towards the north - west . * By the trigonome- trical survey maps , Takht - i - Bahai is only 1859 feet above the sea , or 650 feet above the Yusufzai plain . Mr. Loewenthal also describes the ascent as easy ...
... square , with the open side towards the north - west . * By the trigonome- trical survey maps , Takht - i - Bahai is only 1859 feet above the sea , or 650 feet above the Yusufzai plain . Mr. Loewenthal also describes the ascent as easy ...
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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