Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India c8.s3.72

c8.s3.72

The ancient Kāmbojas may be supposed to have lived in various settlements in the wide area between the Punjab and Balkh ( cf. No. 27 ). From a pilgrim’s standpoint therefore the country may have been described as having Pāñcāla in the south-east and the Muhammadan countries in the north-west. The horses of the Kāmboja country are often found mentioned in literature and inscriptions. The Kāmbojas living in Aśoka’s empire are mentioned in his inscriptions along with the Yavanas or Greeks of the Kabul valley and Kandahar where an edict in two versions meant for these two peoples has been discovered.