Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c8.s4.19
Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c8.s4.19
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c8.s4.19
Marching from Kanoj towards the south-east, on the western side of the Ganges, you come to the realm of Jajāhūti (Jejākabhukti, Jajhotī in Bundelkhand), 30 farsakh from Kanoj. The capital of the country is Kajūrāha (Kharjūravāhaka, Khajurāho). Between this town and Kanoj there are two of the most famous fortresses of India, Gwaliyar (Gopagiri, Gwalior) and Kālanjar (Kālañjara in the Banda District). Dahāla (Dahāla),...a country the capital of which is Tiaurī (Tripurī in the Jabalpur District), and the ruler of which is now Gangeya (Kalacuri Gāṅgeya).