[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.s5.5 # The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c8.s5.5 The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c8.s5.5 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c8.s5.5) In the Chino-Japanese map of India, constructed to illustrate the pilgrim's travels, the district of Choliya is named Chu-ey-no, and is placed to the north of Drâviḍa, and to the south-west of Dhanaka, as in the text of Hwen Thsang. These Chinese syllables may perhaps represent \*Kandanúr\*, which, according to Buchanan, is the correct form of the name of \*Karnúl\*. - [Previous: c8.s5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c8.s5.4) - [Next: c8.s5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c8.s5.6) - [Up: c8.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c8.s5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c8.s5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c8.s5.5) · Pramāṇa