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The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s5.24

The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s5.24

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c6.s5.24

Jhelum—1. The river Bitastâ. 2. The Behat. 3. The Hydaspes. 4. The Bidaspes of the Greeks. 5. The Bitamsâ of the Buddhists, in the Panjab. It leaves the valley of Kasmir at Barâhamûla and falls into the Chinab near Jhung. 6. Jhelum has been identified with the Hlâdinî of the Râmâyaṇa (Barooah's Dictionary, vol. III, preface, p. 37).