The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s9.29

c5.s9.29

Kamboja—Afghanistan, at least its northern part (Mārkandeya P, ch 57 and Manu, ch X). According to Dr Stein (Rājataranginī, vol I, p 136), the eastern part of Afghanistan was called Kamboja The name of "Afghan," however, has evidently been derived from Asvakan, the Assakenoi of Arrian (McCrindle's Megasthenes and Arrian, p 180) It was celebrated for its horses (Mbh, Sabhā P, chs 26 and 51) Its capital was Dvarakā, which should not be confounded with Dwarka in Gujarāt (Dr Rhys Davids' Buddhist India, p 28) See Loha The Siaposh tribe, which now resides on the Hindukush mountain is said to have descended from the Kambojas In the Girnar and Dhauli inscriptions of Asoka, Kamboja is mentioned as Kambocha, and according to Wilford, Kamboja was classed with the mountain of Ghazni (JASB, 1838, pp 252, 267)