On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v1.c7.4

v1.c7.4

The *Ta-lo-ssŭ* of this passage is undoubtedly the Taras or Talas of several old writers and travellers. Dr Bret-schneider, properly rejecting M. Saint-Martin's identification of Taras, is disposed to place the site of the city near that of the present Aulié-ata on the river Taras, and Dr Schuyler is of the same opinion.¹ This seems to be correct enough for practical purposes, but the old Taras (or Talas) was probably some miles to the south-east of the modern town Aulié-ata. It should be added that while the distance between *Su-she* and Taras in this passage is 540 *li* the distance between the *Sui-ye* city and Taras is given elsewhere as only 310 *li*.²