[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) › c9.14 # The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c9.14 The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c9.14 - **Language:** English ### [c9.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c9.14) Students should not forget the fact that Bks. (\*chuan\*) x, xi, and xii of Hiuen Tsang's \*Travels\* are far inferior in authority to the earlier books. Watters's observations are as follows:—'According to the \*Records\* the pilgrim proceeded from Malakuṭa to Seng-ka-lo or Ceylon, but the \*Life\* represents him as merely hearing of that country. If we had only the \*Records\* we should be at liberty to believe that he proceeded to Ceylon, and returned thence to Draviḍa. But it is perhaps better to regard him as writing about Malakoṭṭa and Ceylon from information given to him in Draviḍa, and from books. There seems to be much in \*Chuan\* x and xi that is not genuine, and it may be observed that in certain old texts like C these two \*chuan\* are given without mention of Pien-chi as compiler. They are also, together with \*Chuan\* xii, marked by the character \*yi\*, meaning \*doubtful\*. It does not seem, therefore, to be necessary to dwell much on the curious legends and descriptions given in this part of the \*Records\*’ (vol. II, p. 233). - [Previous: c9.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c9.13) - [Next: c9.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c9.15) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c9.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c9.14) · Pramāṇa