History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c11.119
History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c11.119
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c11.119
XXXV. *Po-lo-na-se* or Vārāṇasi, i.e., modern Benares. "The inhabitants were very numerous and had boundless wealth, their houses being full of rare valuables," but they cared little for Buddhism.⁶ There is no mention of its political status.