[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871) › c11.18 # The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c11.18 The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c11.18 - **Language:** English ### [c11.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c11.18) The actual value of the Chinese \*li\* in the seventh century was, therefore, 1079·12 feet, or rather more than one-fifth of an English mile; but for the reasons which I have assigned, and the proofs which I have adduced, its value in British road distance was not more than one-sixth of an English mile. - [Previous: c11.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c11.17) - [Next: c11.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c11.19) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c11.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c11.18) · Pramāṇa