The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c17.11

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² ^2 The identification of the ancient rivers of Brahmāvarta must always remain somewhat uncertain. At the present day it is difficult to trace their courses, partly because the streams are apt to disappear in the sand, and partly because they have to a great extent been absorbed in the canal-systems constructed during the periods of Muhammadan and British rule.