Cunningham's Ancient Geography of India c17.8

c17.8

identified with the Gazos of Dionysius and Nonnus, 48. *Girivraja, or Kusâgârapura, the ancient capital of Magadha, 529. *Girjhâk, or Jalâlpur, 186, 203; perhaps the Girivraja of the Ramâyana, 188. Giryek, mountain near Bihar, 539; Indra's Cave in it, 539; Jarasandha's Tower on top, 539. Gorakhnâth ka Tila, or Bâlnâth-ka-Tila, or simply Tila, a lofty mountain to west of Jhelam, 189. Gor-katri, or Katri-kor, at Peshawar, 92, 93; at Râni-gat, 88. *Govisana, an ancient division of Rohilkhand, identified with fort of Ujain, near Kâshipur, 409. Gridhrakuta, or Vulture's Peak, a famous mountain near Rajagriha, 534; now Sailagiri, 534. *Gujarât, in the Punjâb, anciently Hairât, 205. *Gurjjara, a province of western India, capital Bâlmer in seventh century, 357; identified with Western Rajputana, 358. *Guzar, or Guzaristan, the Chinese Ho-sa-lo, Capital of Northern Arachosia, the Ozola of Ptolmey, 45, 46. Hârahaura. District in northwestern India, 6. *Harapa, an ancient city in the Panjâb, 241; description of its ruins, 242. *Haridwâra, or Haradwâra, 402. Harsha Varddhana, king of Kanoj in the seventh century, 433; established the Sri Harsha era in A.D. 607, 433; died in 648 or 650, 433; n. Appendix A. Hashtnagar, 58. Hatiâl fort, part of Taxila, 128, 130. *Hayamukha, or Ayomukha, on the Ganges, perhaps the same as Daundia-khera, 443. *Hiranya Parvata, now Mongir, 545. Hodi, Raja, fort opposite Attak, 67. *Ho-sa-lo, or Guzar, the capital of north Arachosia, the Ozola of Ptolemy, 45, 46. *Ho-si-na, or Ghazni, the capital of south Arachosia, 45. *Hu-phi-na, capital, 38; same as Kophene or Kipin, 40. Hushkapura, founded by Hushka, 104, 109, 115; the Hu-se-kia-lo of the Chinese, and modern village of Uskar, 104. Hwen Thsang, a famous Chinese pilgrim, who travelled over the greater of India between the years 629 and 644. Chronological list of places visited by him. Appendix A. INDIA.—Northern India, 13, 17, 19; Western, 13, 284; Central, 14, 375; Eastern, 14, 572; Southern, 14, 590; eighty kingdoms in seventh century, 15; political divisions in seventh century, 15; western boundary sometimes extended beyond the Indus, 17; size and shape, according to Patrokles, 2; Eratosthenes, 2; Pliny, 2; shape and divisions, according to Mahâbhârata, 5; nine divisions of astronomers, 6; five divisions of Purânas, 8; of Chinese, 11; Chinese names of India, 11; shape and dimensions of India, according to Chinese, 12; one of nine divisions of India, 8. *Indra-sila-guha, a famous cave in the Giryek mountain, 539. Indus river, changes in its course, 288; ancient course past Alor, 298; delta of the Indus, 324. *Jajhoti, the ancient name of Bundelkhand, 550; capital, Khajurâho, 551. Jajhotiya Brahmans, 552.