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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... town of Cartana , which was afterwards called Tetragonis ( or the 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 ...
... town of Cartana , which was afterwards called Tetragonis ( or the 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 ...
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... town which they occupied , towards the end of the second century before Christ . This statement of the Chinese writers is confirmed by the historians of Alexander , who notice the city of Ortospana , without making any mention of Kabul ...
... town which they occupied , towards the end of the second century before Christ . This statement of the Chinese writers is confirmed by the historians of Alexander , who notice the city of Ortospana , without making any mention of Kabul ...
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... town Cadrusi , built likewise by the said Alexan- der . " As a general rule , the Greeks would seem to have designated the various peoples whom they en- countered by the names of their principal towns . Travels , ' iii . 166 . * Plin ...
... town Cadrusi , built likewise by the said Alexan- der . " As a general rule , the Greeks would seem to have designated the various peoples whom they en- countered by the names of their principal towns . Travels , ' iii . 166 . * Plin ...
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... town of Cartana , which , while they assign it a similar position at the foot of the Caucasus , seem also to refer it to the immediate vicinity of Alexander's city . I quote the whole passage , with the correction which I Sipitofalasse ...
... town of Cartana , which , while they assign it a similar position at the foot of the Caucasus , seem also to refer it to the immediate vicinity of Alexander's city . I quote the whole passage , with the correction which I Sipitofalasse ...
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... town named Cadrusia , whose inhabitants were called Cadrusi . This inference is strengthened by the correspondence , both in name and in position of the ruined mound of Koratâs , with the Cadrusi of Pliny . The names of other peoples ...
... town named Cadrusia , whose inhabitants were called Cadrusi . This inference is strengthened by the correspondence , both in name and in position of the ruined mound of Koratâs , with the Cadrusi of Pliny . The names of other peoples ...
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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