Historical Geography of Ancient India c6.340

c6.340

Jālandhara.—The *Yoginītantra* mentions it (1/11, 2/2, 2/9). Jālandhara included the state of Chamba on the north, Mandi and Sukhet on the east and Śatadru on the south-east. It was 1,000 li or 167 miles in length from east to west, and 800 li or 133 miles in breadth from north to south. According to the *Padmapurāṇa* (Uttarakhaṇḍa) it was the capital of the great daitya king Jālandhara (*C.A.G.I.*, pp. 156ff.).