[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.s5.1 # The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c7.s5.1 The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c7.s5.1 - **Language:** English ### [c7.s5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c7.s5.1) The kingdom of \*U-cha\*, or \*Oḍa\*, corresponds exactly with the modern province of \*Odra\*, or Orissa. By a reference to the ‘Biography of Hiouen Thsang,’\* it would appear that the capital of Odra was 700 \*li\* to the south-west of Tâmralipti, and as this bearing and distance agree with the position of \*Jâjipura\*, I think that the pilgrim must have returned to Tamluk from \*Kiraṇa Suvarṇa\* before proceeding to Odra. In the travels of the pilgrim† the bearing and distance are taken from \*Kiraṇa Suvarṇa\*; but this is perhaps a mistake, as they are usually referred to the capital, which, whether we place it at Jâjipur or at Katak, is due south of \*Kiraṇa Suvarṇa\*. - [Previous: c7.s4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c7.s4.21) - [Next: c7.s5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c7.s5.2) - [Up: c7.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c7.s5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c7.s5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c7.s5.1) · Pramāṇa