The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c14.7

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The distance from the site of Taxila to the town of Jihlam (Jhelum) in a direct line, as measured on the map, is about 90 miles, and the direct distance from Taxila to Jalālpur, some 30 miles lower down the river, is a few miles more. The northern or upper road from Shāhdhērī (Taxila) to the town of Jihlam via Rohtās and the Bakrāla Pass is 94 English miles. Roads or paths leading from Shāhdhērī to Jalālpur via Dudhiāl and the Bunhār Pass vary in length from 109 to 114 miles.²