[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) › c7.s1.4 # The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c7.s1.4 The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c7.s1.4 - **Language:** English ### [c7.s1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c7.s1.4) On the east \*Kâmrup\* touched the frontiers of the south-western barbarians of the Chinese province of \*Shu\*; but the route was difficult, and occupied two months. On the south-east the forests were full of wild elephants, which is still the case at the present day. The king was a Brahman, named Bhâskara Varmma, who claimed descent from the god Nârâyana, or Vishnu, and his family had occupied the throne for one thousand generations. He was a staunch Buddhist, and accompanied Harsha Varddhana in his religious procession from Pataliputra to Kanoj, in A.D. 643. - [Previous: c7.s1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c7.s1.3) - [Next: c7.s2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c7.s2.1) - [Up: c7.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c7.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c7.s1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c7.s1.4) · Pramāṇa