The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c7.s4.19
The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c7.s4.19
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In the beginning of the seventh century the king of this country was *She-shang-kia*, or *Śaśáṅka*, who is famed as a great persecutor of Buddhism.¹