[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) › c11.8 # The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c11.8 The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c11.8 - **Language:** English ### [c11.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c11.8) The following distances recorded by Fa-Hian show that the value of the yojana in British road distance was about 6¾ miles, but as the old native cart-tracks generally followed a zigzag route from village to village, the actual length of the yojana may be taken at 7½ or 8 miles. - [Previous: c11.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c11.7) - [Next: c11.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c11.9) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c11.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c11.8) · Pramāṇa