Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c20.18
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c20.18
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¹ The Balhara kings, and their capital Nahrwala, or Anhilwara Patan, have given rise to much conjecture amongst the learned. We shall, before this work is closed, endeavour to condense what has been said by ancient and modern authorities on the subject; and from manuscripts, ancient inscriptions, and the result of a personal visit to this ancient domain, to set the matter completely at rest. [See p. 122 above.] [“ Hippokoura, the royal seat of Baleo Kouros ” (Periplus, viii. 83). Baleo Kouros has been identified with Vilivāyakura, a name found on coins of the Andhra dynasty (BG, i. Part ii. 158; McCrindle, Ptolemy, 179).]