[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.s3.11 # The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c5.s3.11 The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c5.s3.11 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s3.11) I may remark that all the chiefs of the Central Division, whose genealogies I possess, trace their origin to the \*Surajvansi\*, or Solar Race, with the single exception of the intrusive \*Chibhân\* of Bhimbar. The chiefs of Jammu, Jasrota, and Ballâwar, with their offshoots, amounting together to eight of these petty states, all assert their descent from the Sun, a claim which is admitted by their Rajput neighbours. - [Previous: c5.s3.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s3.10) - [Next: c5.s3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s3.12) - [Up: c5.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s3.11) · Pramāṇa