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PEEFAC'E. XV

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1. Aornos^ the famous rock fort captured by Alex- ander the Great.

2. Taxila, the capital of the north-western Panjab.

3. Sangala^ the hill fortress in the central Panjab, captured by Alexander.

4. Sruglma^ a famous city on the Jumna.

5. Ahiclihatra, the capital of northern Panchala.

6. Bairdtj the capital of Matsya, to the south of Delhi.

7. Sankisa, near Kanoj, famous as the place of Buddha's descent from heaven.

8. Srdoasti, on the Eapti, famous for Buddha's preaching.

9. Kosdmbi^ on the Jumna, near Allahabad.

10. Padmavati, of the poet Bhavabhuti.

11. Vaisdli, to the north of Patna.

12. Ndlanda, the most famous Buddhist monastery in all India.

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