[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) › c11.6 # The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c11.6 The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c11.6 - **Language:** English ### [c11.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c11.6) Hwen Thsang describes the \*yojana\* as equal to 8 \*kroṣas\*, or kos, of 500 \*dhanus\*, or "bow lengths" of 4 cubits each. The \*yojana\* would therefore be only 24,000 feet, or a little more than 4½ miles. But in all the Hindu books the \*yojana\* is reckoned at 4 \*kroṣas\*, either of 1000 or of 2000 \*dhanus\* or bow lengths. The former value agrees with the length of the \*yojana\* as stated by Hwen Thsang, and the latter is the double measure of about 9 miles, which gives the common kos of 2¼ miles that is in use in many parts of India at the present day. - [Previous: c11.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c11.5) - [Next: c11.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c11.7) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c11.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c11.6) · Pramāṇa