[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) › c31.s2.2 # The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c31.s2.2 The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c31.s2.2 - **Language:** English ### [c31.s2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c31.s2.2) The kingdom of Nepāl, as at present constituted, is a considerable self-governed state extending from Sikkim on the east to Kumāon on the west, for a distance of about 500 miles along the northern frontier of Tirhūt, Oudh, and the Agra Province. Except for a narrow strip of lowlands known as the Tarāi, the whole country is a maze of mountains and valleys. Strictly speaking, the name Nepāl should be restricted, and was confined in ancient times to the enclosed valley, about 20 miles in length by 15 in breadth, within which Kāthmandū, the capital, and many other towns and villages are situated. The policy of the existing government rigorously excludes Europeans from almost every part of the state except that valley, and consequently very little is known about the rest. - [Previous: c31.s1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c31.s1.25) - [Next: c31.s2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c31.s2.3) - [Up: c31.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c31.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c31.s2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c31.s2.2) · Pramāṇa