The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c13.55
The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c13.55
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c13.55
Nagarahâra, or Jalalabad, 43; Nanggo-lo-ho-lo of the Chinese, 44; capital at Hidda, the Hi-lo of the Chinese, 44; the Nagara, or Dionysopolis of Ptolemy, 46. Nairanjan, or Lilâjan, river, 455, 457. Nâlanda, a famous monastery in Magadha, near Gaya, 468; now called Baragaon, 469. Naulibe, or Nilâb, 48. Nava-deva-kula, near Kanoj, perhaps Deokali, 382. Nava-khanda, or Nine Divisions of India, 5. Navandgarh, or Naonadgarh, an ancient fort near Bettiah, 448; earthen stupas at, 449. Nepâla, 451. Nikaia, identified with Kabul, 36; description by Nonnus, 36; on the Hydaspes, identified with Mong, 174, 177. Niphanda of Ptolemy, probably the same as Ophiana, 25. Nirankot, or Haidarabad, the ancient Patala, 279. Nürpür, or Pathâniya, 143.