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# The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c10.4

The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c10.4

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### [c10.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c10.4)

| A.D. | | |  
| 636, Dec. 28 | Râmagrâma. | |  
| 637, Jan. 1 | Kusinagara. | |  
| ,, 3 | Large Brahmanical town (? Khu- | |  
| | khundo). | |  
| ,, 12 | BANÂRAS, or VARANASI. | |  
| ,, 20 | Garjapatipura. | |  
| ,, 25 | VAISÂLI. | |  
| ,, 30 | Vriji. | |  
| Feb. 5 | Nepâla. | |  
| ,, 15 | Returns to Vaisâli. | |  
| ,, 20 | MAGADHA. Capital, Pâṭaliputra. | |  
| Mar. 1 | Rajagriha, NÂLANDA. Long stay. | Vol. i. 152. |  
| | Visits all the holy places; re- | |  
| | turns to Nâlanda for 15 months. | Vol. i. 164. |  
| | Study of language—say alto- | |  
| | gether 22 months. | |  
| 639, Jan. 1 | Hiranya-parvata. | |  
| ,, 5 | Champa. | |  
| ,, 10 | Kánkjol. | |  
| ,, 15 | Paundra Varddhana. | |  
| Feb. 20 | Kâmarupa. | |  
| Mar. 20 | Samatata. | |  
| Apr. 10 | Támralipti. | |  
| ,, 20 | Kiraṇa Suvarna. | |  
| May 5 | Odra, or Orissa. | |  
| ,, 15 | Ganjam. | |  
| ,, 30 | Kalinga. | |  
| June 20 | Kosala. | |  
| July 20 | Andhra. | |  
| ,, 30 | Dhanakakaṭa. Halt “many | |  
| | months,” say 6 . . . . . | Vol. i. 189. |  
| 640, Feb. 1 | Jorya | |  
| ,, 20 | Drâviḍa. Capital Kánchipura, or | |  
| | Conjeveram . . . . . | Vol. i. 190. |  
| Apr. 1 | Malyakuta. | |  
| May 10 | Returns to Drâviḍa. | |

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