[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899) › c5.s2.28 # The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s2.28 The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s2.28 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s2.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.28) Bakshu—The river Oxus (\*Matsya P.\*, ch. 101; cf. \*Chakshu\* in \*Brahmâṇḍa P.\*, ch. 51; see \*Śabdakalpadruma\* s.v. Nadî) Wuksh, the archetype of Oxus, is at a short distance from the river (Ibn Huakul's \*Account of Khorasan\* in \*JASB.\*, XXII, p. 176). - [Previous: c5.s2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.27) - [Next: c5.s2.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.29) - [Up: c5.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2) ## Cites (2) - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.28) · Pramāṇa