The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c13.59

c13.59

Pâwâ, or Padraona, an ancient city on the Gandak river, 434. Pehoa, or Prithudaka, near Thanesar, 336. Peshâwar, or Parshâwar, 78. Peukelaotis, or Pushkalavati, 49; Peukelas Peukalei Peukolaïtis, Proklaïs, 49. Piloshana, an ancient district in the Gangetic Doâb, identified with Atranji Khera, 364. Pippalavana, or the Pippala Forest, the site of the Charcoal Tower, 429. Po.lu.sha, or Palodheri, or Pelley of Court, 51. Po-na, or Banu, 84; the Fa.la.na of Hwen Thsang, 83. Porus, camp at Mong, to east of Jhelam, 172. Præsti, a people governed by Portikanus, or Oxykanus, 259; their capital Mahorta, 260; probably the Oskana of Ptolemy, 262. Prâgbodhi mountain, in Magadha, now the Mora Pahar, 458. Prasii, the people of Magadha, or Palâsa, 454; Pharrasii of Curtius, 454. Pravarasenapura, the new capital of Kashmir, 95, 96, 97. Prayâga, or Allahabad, 388. Prithudaka, or Pehoa, near Thanesar, 336. Prithu Raja, gave name to Prithudaka, 336. Pu.lu.sha.pu.lo, or Parshâwar, 47 capital of Gândhâra, 78. Punacha, near Kashmir, 128, 129. Purânâdhisthâna, the old capital of Kashmir, 93; the present Pândre-thân, 93; possessed a tooth of Buddha, 94. Pu.se.kia.lo.fa.ti, or Pushkalavati, 50. Pushkalavati, or Peukelaotis, Puk-kalaoti, Pukkala, 49; stupa of the ‘eyes-gift,’ 51.