[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) › c2.1 # The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c2.1 The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c2.1 - **Language:** English ### [c2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c2.1) THE Geography of India may be conveniently divided into a few distinct sections, each broadly named after the prevailing religious and political character of the period which it embraces, as the \*Brahmanical\*, the \*Buddhist\*, and the \*Muhammadan\*. - [Previous: c1.67](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c1.67) - [Next: c2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c2.2) - [Up: c2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c2.1) · Pramāṇa