Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.277
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c14.277
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Gandhāra appears to have included Kasmīra, the two countries being always mentioned together as Kasmīra-Gandhāra. They occupied the sites of the modern districts of Peshawar and Rawalpindi in the northern Punjab.⁸ In the time of Asoka the country formed part of his empire, and is mentioned as such in Rock Edict V. Before that it was subject to the Achæmenid kings. Gandhāra was always famous for its red woollen shawls (*kambala*).⁹