[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) › c5.s2.t3.18 # The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c5.s2.t3.18 The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c5.s2.t3.18 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s2.t3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s2.t3.18) neighbouring country was "crowded with inhabitants, and very fertile."\* Pliny calls it "a famous city, situated on a low but level plain, in a district called Amanda."† These accounts agree exactly with the position and size of the ancient city near \*Shah-dheri\*, the ruins of which are spread over several square miles. - [Previous: c5.s2.t3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s2.t3.17) - [Next: c5.s2.t3.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s2.t3.19) - [Up: c5.s2.t3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s2.t3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s2.t3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s2.t3.18) · Pramāṇa