[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.566 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.566 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.566 - **Language:** English ### [c5.566](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.566) GANDHĀRA, GĀNDHĀRA. A country and city on the west bank of the Indus about Attock. Mahomedan geographers call it Kandahār, but it must not be confounded with the modern town of that name. It is the Gandaritis of the ancients, and its people are the Gandarii of Herodotus. The Vāyu Purāna says it was famous for its breed of horses. - [Previous: c5.565](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.565) - [Next: c5.567](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.567) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.566](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.566) · Pramāṇa