The Geography of the Puranas c7.s5.76
The Geography of the Purāṇas c7.s5.76
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The northern slopes and plains of Badakshan between the mountains and the Oxus, form part of a region which once represented the wealth of civilization in Asia. The whole region was dotted with towns of importance in medieval times and the fame of its beauty had passed down the ages from the days of Assyria and Greece to those of the destroying Mongol hordes.