[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) › c2.9 # The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c2.9 The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c2.9 - **Language:** English ### [c2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c2.9) I have selected the Buddhist period, or Ancient Geography of India, as the subject of the present inquiry, as I believe that the peculiarly favourable opportunities of local investigation which I enjoyed during a long career in India, will enable me to determine with absolute certainty the sites of many of the most important places in India. - [Previous: c2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c2.8) - [Next: c2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c2.10) - [Up: c2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c2.9) · Pramāṇa