[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) › c6.1 # The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c6.1 The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c6.1 - **Language:** English ### [c6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c6.1) Western India, according to Hwen Thsang, was divided into three great states, named \*Sindh\*, \*Gurjjara\*, and \*Balabhi\*. The first comprised the whole valley of the Indus from the \*Panjáb\* to the sea, including the Delta and the island of Kachh; the second comprised Western Rajputâna and the Indian Desert, and the third comprised the peninsula of Gujarât, with a small portion of the adjacent coast. - [Previous: c5.s4.t24.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s4.t24.12) - [Next: c6.s1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c6.s1.1) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c6.1) · Pramāṇa