The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c6.s3.t26.9
The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c6.s3.t26.9
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The earliest name of this city was *Kási*, which is still in common use, either alone or joined with the later name, as *Kási-Banâras*. It is, perhaps, the *Kassida*, or *Kassidia*, of Ptolemy. The name is referred to *Kási-rája*, who was one of the early progenitors of the Lunar race. He was succeeded by twenty descendants, all Rajas of *Kási*, amongst whom was the celebrated *Divodása*.