The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s5.7
The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s5.7
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Jalalâbâd—1. Nagarahâra. 2. Nigarâhâra. 3. Nirâhâra. 4. Nagara. 5. Nysa of the Greeks. 6. Dionysopolis of Ptolemy. Nagarahâra, at the confluence of the Surkhar or Surkhrud and Kabul rivers, was 4 or 5 miles to the west of Jalalabad. It is also called Amarâvati in one of the Jâtakas. A village called Nagaraka still exist about two miles to the west of Jalalabad (see Nanghenhar). The town of Jalalabad was built by Shumsoodin Khaffi in 1570 by the order of Akbar (JASB., 1842, p. 125).