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Nell's map,) to Elimaide, or Fatna. From Tahora to 

 Palipotra, 250 cos: to the Ganges 500 : to Eliimaldey 

 250 : in all 1000 cos, or IG^S^B. M. Here we see, 

 that Palipotra cannot be, either Fatna, or Rajamahl: 

 besides, the distance is too great, in a direct hne. 

 Tliere are three towns, thus called, m India : the first, 

 or Fali-puti^a near Cabiil, called Falpeter by Dan- 

 ville, is unconnected with this route. The second 

 is Bdli-putra, or llajamaJil, which is too far to tlie 

 eastward. The third is Pali-putra, in the interior 

 parts of 7/?^/^, and is now called Bo-Fal, for B/m- 

 Pala. It is mentioned by Ptolemy, under the name 

 ofSiri-Palia for Sri-Falli. This, I conceive to be the 

 Palipotra, of the Pcutingerian tables, and accordingly 

 propose the following correction. From Tahora to 

 Palipotra, or Bopaul, 500 cos, or 639 ^^- ^^- Thence 

 to Elimaide or Fatna, 500 cos. also. Between TaJiora 

 and Palipotra, the route passed near the mountains of 

 Daropanisus, which are tliose of Dhar. Between 

 Palipotra and Fatna, there is a station ad Gangem, 

 or near the Ganges : this station, I take to be Alia- 

 habad, called the town of Ganges, in ancient authors : 

 but then the distances, either according to our cor- 

 rection, or without it, do not agree so w^ll ; and pro- 

 bably there is a transposition. 



I have mentioned before, the constant intercourse, 

 both by sea and by land, between the kingdom of 

 Magadlia and Chino,, on the authority of Chinese 

 History; and their trade, to an island and kingdom, 

 called i^oz^/W7i, to the eastward o^ Siam, during the 

 third and fourth centuries. This was probably a 

 Malay kingdom : but we cannot ascertain its situa- 

 tion. It seems that some Malay emperors, and 

 kings, as those o^ Zapdge, and Founaii, did what they 

 could, to introduce trade and learning, into their do- 

 minions : but their exertions proved ineffectual ; at 

 least they were not attended with much success ;, 



