[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924) › c21.25 # The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c21.25 The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c21.25 - **Language:** English ### [c21.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c21.25) In the year 249 B. C., when he had occupied the throne for about twenty-four years, Asoka made a solemn pilgrimage to the most sacred spots in the Buddhist Holy Land. Starting from Pātaliputra, the capital, he advanced northwards along the royal road to Nepāl, the course of which is marked by five great monolithic pillars,¹ through the districts now known as Muzaffarpur and Champāran, until he approached the base of the outer Himalayan range. - [Previous: c21.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c21.24) - [Next: c21.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c21.26) - [Up: c21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c21.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c21.25) · Pramāṇa