28 Verification of the Itinerary of Hwan Thsang [July, 



No. 64— A-ye-mit-kiei, 2400 to 2500 li (upwards of 400 miles) in 

 extent. The capital was situated on the Ganges ; and to the S. W. of 

 it, also upon the river, was a Stupa built by Asoka. (The Chinese 

 syllables perhaps represent ^ife*?^, Akimukha, " Sun-face" or " Snake- 

 mouth." The distance and bearing point to the position of Dalamow, 

 a large town on the N. bank of the Ganges.) 



Thence to the S. E. at 700 li (117 miles) to the S. of the Ganges, 

 and to the N. of the Yan-mu-na (the Yamuna or Jamnd) to 



No. 65 — Po-lo-na-kia, 5000 li (833 miles) in extent. The capital 

 is situated at the confluence of two rivers. (This is clearly Prayuga or 

 Allahabad, at the junction of the Ganges and Jamna rivers.) 



N. B. — The total distance from Kanoj to Allahabad is about one- 

 third too much. I suspect therefore that Hwan Thsang must have 

 taken the river route, more particularly as both of the places visited were 

 on the bank of the Ganges. Admitting this to be correct his distances 

 will agree very well with the distances by water. 



Thence to the S. W. through a great forest at 500 li (83 miles) to 



No. 66 — Kiao-shang-mi, Kausdmbi, Landresse ; 6000 li (1000 

 miles) in extent. Statue of Sakya by King U-tho-yan-na. (Udayana. 

 The bearing should be N. W., for according to Profr. Wilson, Kaus- 

 dmbi was upon the Ganges above Allahabad : and Fa Hian states that it 

 was 13 yojans, or about 91 miles, to the N. W. of Benares. The 

 modern Karra, with its extensive ruins, appears to be the most likely 

 position of Kausdmbi, as its distance from Allahabad is about a mean 

 between Hwan Thsang' s 83 miles of river (60 miles of land) and Fa 

 Hian's 21 miles, that is about 40 miles from Allahabad. Close to 

 Karra, on the E. there are two villages named Kusia and Kusia-kua.) 



Thence to the N. at 170 or 180 li (28 to 30 miles) to 



No. 67 — Pi-so-kia, 4000 li (666 miles) in extent. (The bearing 

 and distance point to Sdldn on the Sahi river, an old town in which a 

 few years ago was found a copper-plate grant of Govinda Chandra of 

 Kanoj.) 



Thence to the N. E. at 500 li (83 miles) to 



No. 68 — She-lo-fa-si-ti or She-wei ; Srdvasti, Remusat and 

 Landresse. In this capital reigned King Po-lo-si-na-chi-to. (This 

 is the celebrated city of Ayodhya, on the Sarayu or Sarju river, the 

 capital of King Prasenajita 3 the 61st Prince of the Solar race in descent 

 from Rama.) 



