History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c11.27

c11.27

I. Lan-p'o or Lampa: Yuan Chwang begins his description from Lan-p'o (modern Lughman), although the countries described by him from Lan-p'o to Rajpur (Rajauri), both inclusive, were regarded by the people of India as "border lands" inhabited by "barbarians" and not part of their country. Regarding the political position of this region at the time of his visit the pilgrim says : "For several centuries the native dynasty had ceased to exist, great families fought for pre-eminence, and the state had recently become a dependency of Kapiśa."¹