釋迦方志 1.46

1.46

笯（奴故）赤建國。周千餘里。又西二百餘里至赭時國（唐言石國）周千餘里西臨葉河。又東南千餘里至㤄（敷世）捍國。周四千餘里山周四境。又西行千餘里至窣覩利瑟那國。周千四百里東臨葉河。葉河出葱嶺北。西北流又西北入大磧。應五百餘里至颯末建國（唐言康國）周千六百餘里南北狹。都城周二十餘里處極險固。自此東南至弭末賀國（米國也）周繞四五百里東西狹。又西北至劫布呾那國（曹國也）周千四五百里東西長。又西三百餘里至屈霜儞迦國（何國也）周同曹國而東西狹。又西二百餘里至喝捍國（東安國也）周千餘里。又西四百餘里至。

The kingdom of Nūjkend (Nuchijian, read nu-gu). It is more than one thousand li in circuit. Going west for another two hundred li, one reaches the kingdom of Čāč (Zheshiguo; meaning the Stone Kingdom in the Tang language). It is more than one thousand li in circuit, bordering the Jaxartes (Ye) River to the west. Going southeast for more than one thousand li, one reaches the kingdom of Farghāna (Feihan). It is more than four thousand li in circuit, with mountains surrounding its four borders. Going west for more than one thousand li, one reaches the kingdom of Sutṛṣṇa (Sudulisenaguo). It is one thousand four hundred li in circuit, bordering the Jaxartes River to the east. The Jaxartes River emerges from the north of the Pamirs, flows northwest, and turns northwest into the great desert. After about five hundred li, one reaches the kingdom of Samarqand (Samuojian; meaning Kangju / Kangguo in the Tang language). It is more than one thousand six hundred li in circuit, narrow from north to south. The capital city is more than twenty li in circuit and is situated in an extremely rugged and defensible place. From here southeast one reaches the kingdom of Māymurgh (Mimohe; Miguo). It is four to five hundred li around, narrow from east to west. Going northwest, one reaches the kingdom of Kapūtāna (Jieboutāna; Caoguo). It is one thousand four or five hundred li in circuit, long from east to west. Going west for three hundred li, one reaches the kingdom of Kušānīya (Qushangnijia; Heguo). Its circuit is the same as Caoguo, but it is narrow from east to west. Going west for two hundred li, one reaches the kingdom of Xihan (Eastern Anguo). It is more than one thousand li in circuit. Going west for another four hundred li, one reaches: