[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) › c8.s1.7 # The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c8.s1.7 The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c8.s1.7 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c8.s1.7) A still earlier name for the capital of Kalinga was Sinhapura,† which was so called after its founder, Sinha-bahu,‡ the father of Vijaya, the first recorded sovereign of Ceylon. Its position is not indicated, but there still exists a large town of this name on the Lalgla river, 115 miles to the west of Ganjam, which is very probably the same place. - [Previous: c8.s1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c8.s1.6) - [Next: c8.s1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c8.s1.8) - [Up: c8.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c8.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c8.s1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c8.s1.7) · Pramāṇa