Indian Antiquary Vol 52

SR No.: 032544
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Richard Carnac Temple, Stephen Meredyth Edwardes, Krishnaswami Aiyangar
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1985
Total Pages: 568
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 24 MB

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Nagarahára-Same as Nigarhára (Brahmanda P., ch. 49, v. 70). The town was situated
at the confluence of the Surkhar or Surkh-rud and Kabul rivers, near JAlAlAbad (JASB., XVII. 498). McCrindle identifies it with Nanghenhar or Nangnihar, four or five miles to the west of Jalalabad, it is the Nagara or Dionysopolis of Ptolemy, and Nysa of Alexander's historians (Invasion of India by Alexander the Great, p. 338). BAbar also writes the name as Nangenhar (Talbot's Memoirs of Babar, p. 129), and Nekerhar (Erskine's Memoirs). Nungnihar, however, is the name of the Kabul valley, and Babar says that Nungnihara has nine streams (see Kubha). In 1570 the town of Jalalabad was built by Akbar. According to Prof. Lassen, it was the capital of a Greek kingdom, probably of Agathocles and Pantaleon, who exhibit the symbols of Dionysos on their coins (JASB., 1839, p. 145), and it was situated on the southern bank of the Kabul river not far from Jalalabad (JASB., 1840, p. 477). The name of Dionysopolis existed even at the time of Mahmûd of Ghazni, for Alberuni mentions the town of Dinus as being situated between Kabul and Peshawar. It was also called Udyanapura. At some distance from the ruins of Nagarahåra and on the opposite bank of the river is a mountain called Mar-koh, i.e.. Mount Meros of Alexander's historians (MoCrindle's Invasion of India by Alexander the Great, p. 338). Jalalabad contains some forty topes dating from the commencement of the Christian era to 700 A.D. On the southern bank of the Kabul river, Nagarahara was the extreme boundary of India (JASB., 1840, p. 486). The inscription found at Guserawa, 10 miles to the south-east of the town of Bihar, mentions the name of Nagarahara,
and is there said to be situated at Uttarâpatha (JASB., XVII, p. 492). Nagarakota-Kangra or Kot Kangrd at the junction of the Manjhi and the Ban-Gauge
rivers in the Kohistan of the Jalandhar Doab, where the temple of Mata Devt or Vajre. svart is situated; this holy shrine was deseorated by Mabm ad of Ghazni. It is a Pitha where one of Sati's breasts is said to have fallen. It was the old capital of Khluta or Trigartta (900 Dr. Stein: Rajatarangini, I, p. 204 note). The fort was considered im. pregnable ; it is now out of repairs. Within the fort are the remains of Hindu temples. About a mile from Kangra is the populous town of Bhawan built on the northern slope of a hill called Mulkera, containing a Hindu temple with gilded dome (JASB., XVIII, p. 366). Its anoient name was Susarmapura or Sugarmanagara (Ep. Ind., I, 103 note; Vol. II, p. 483). Agapuri is an isolated hill in the Kangra valley (JASB., XVII, 287) 1
it is a place of pilgrimage. Walmishäranya-Nimkhâravana or Nimsar, at a short distance from the Nimgar station
of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway, and twenty miles from Sitapur and 45 miles to the north-west of Lucknow. It was the abode of sixty thousand Rishis. Many of the Purdna were written perhaps at this place. It is situated on the left bank of the Gomati (Ramdyana, Uttara K., ch. 91). In the Naimisha forest, there was a town called Någa
pura on the bank of the Gomati. Nalranians-The river Phalgu (Ašvaghosha's Buddha-charita). Its two branches are the Nil&jana and the Mohand, and their united stream is called the Phalgu. Buddha-Gays in situated at a short distanoe to the west of the Nilajana or Nirafijans, which has its
source near Simeria in the district of Hazaribagh. lakulesvara Soe Karavana (Devi P., ch. 63). Nakalisa--80. Karavada (Skanda P., Mahesvara Kh., Kumarika, oh, 68), Malakauka-Soo Neleynda. Kalakanan S. Noleynda,