Historical Geography of Ancient India c6.258

c6.258

*Govisaṇā*.—It was situated somewhere north of Moradabad. The old fort near the village of Ujain represents the ancient city of Govisaṇā which was visited by Hiuen Tsang in the 7th century A. D. The district of Govisaṇā was 333 miles in circuit. It was also known as Govisanna (Watters, *On Yuan Chwang*, I, 331). It was confined on the north by Brahmapura, on the west by Madāwar, and on the south and east by Ahicchatra. The modern districts of Kāśīpur, Rāmpur and Pilibhit extending from the Rām Gaṅgā on the west to Ghāgra on the east and towards Bareilly on the south represent the district of Govisaṇā (*C.A.G.I.*, pp. 409ff.).