The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c13.53

c13.53

Madâwar, or Mandor, in Rohilkhand, 349. Madhyântika, or Majjhima, made colossal statue of Buddha, 83. Madra-desa, a district in the eastern Panjâb, 6, 185, 215; Sâkala its capital, 185. Magadha, district in east India, 6, 452. Mahâban mountain identified with Aornos by General Abbott, 59; description of, 61; monastery, 61. Mahâbhârata, shape of India according to, 5; five divisions of India, 5. Mahârashtra, 553. Mahâsâra, or Masâr, 440. Maheswarapura, now Mandala, or Maheshmatipura, 488. Mahoba, or Mahotsavanagara, 484, 485; capital of the Chândel Rajas, 487. Majerika, country of the Nâgas, famous for its beautiful stupa, 534; identified with the Bassaronaga of Ptolemy, 539; capital Malanga, 539. Malakuta, or Madura, 549. Malanga, capital of Bassaronaga, or Majerika, 539. Maleus, or Mallus mountain, 508; identified with Mount Mandar. Malwa, on the Mahi river, 490. Manhâbari, identified with Minnagar and Thatha, 289, 290. Mânikyâla, 121. Mansura, the Muhammadan capital of Sindh, close to Brahmanabad, 271. Mârkandeya Purâna, divisions of India, 5, 6. Massanæ, or Sodræ, or Sogdi, 253. Mathura, a famous city on the Jumna, the Modura of Ptolemy, and Methoras of Pliny, 373. Matsya Purâna, divisions of India, 5, 6. Mâyâpura, or Mâyura, near Haridwâr, 351. Megasthenes, measurements of India by, 2, 3, 4. Melane, Alexandria, founded by Alexander, now Râs Mâlân, 309. Minnagar, identified with Thatha, 289, 291. Mong, or Mung, on the Jhelam river, identified with Nikæa, the scene of Alexander's victory over Porus, 177; founded by Raja Moga, 178. Morontobara, or the Women's Haven, now called Mûâri, or Cape Monz, 307.