The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s2.1

c6.s2.1

Cabul Valley—The country of the lower Cabul valley, lying along the Cabul between the Khoaspes (Kunar) and the Indus, formed what was called the Gandharvadeśa of the Rāmāyaṇa and the Gandhāra of the Mahābhārata and the Buddhist scriptures. It comprised the districts of Peshawar and Hoti-Mardan, as the district of Mardan is called, known as the Eusufzoi country Its ancient capital was Pushkalâvatî (modern Hashtanagar, eighteen miles north of Peshawar) and its second capital was Purushapura (modern Peshawar).