Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.28
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c13.28
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The author of the Periplus does not seem to have possessed any definite information or accurate knowledge of the Far East. The reason seems to be that there was no direct communication between the Coromandel coast and the Far East, but the voyage was made from the Gangetic region either direct or along the coast of Bay of Bengal. This follows from the fact that whenever Chryse is mentioned in the Periplus it is invariably associated with the Ganges. As this aspect of the question has not been generally recognised I may quote below the relevant passages from Schoff's translation.