• Ancient Hindu and Buddhist texts use Uttarapatha as the name of the Northern part of Jambudvipa (equivalent of present-day North India), one of the "continents"...
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    Peshawar in Pakistan. The highway was built along an ancient route called Uttarapatha in the 3rd century BCE, extending it from the mouth of the Ganges to...
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    Markandeya Purana, the Matsya Purana, and the Vamana Purana. Kirfel's list of Uttarapatha countries of the Bhuvanakosha locates the Pahlavas along with the Tocharians...
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    literally "calf") was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas (great kingdoms) of Uttarapatha of ancient India mentioned in the Aṅguttara Nikāya. The territory of...
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    nations from Uttarapatha like the Kamboja and Gandhara. The more extended horizon of the Bhagvati and the omission of all countries from Uttarapatha "clearly...
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  • was also known by the names: Ksitipala, Vinayakapala, Herambapala and Uttarapatha Swami. It seems that Indra III's campaign did not influence Kannauj much...
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    can also mean: the "Ancient South of the Indian subcontinent" below Uttarapatha. The term usually encompasses the Deccan and sometimes Tamilakam and...
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    Nakula's military expedition to the western kingdoms, as per epic Mahabharata. He seemed to have followed the Uttarapatha route....
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  • called Palidhvaja by defeating the Lord of the entire Uttarapatha. (The name of the Lord of Uttarapatha is not known or mentioned anywhere) Inscriptions speak...
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  • While international trade has existed throughout history (for example Uttarapatha, Silk Road, Amber Road, salt roads), its economic, social, and political...
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    time, it was well-connected to the Mauryan capital Pataliputra by the Uttarapatha trade route. However, no extant contemporary source mentions the Takshashila...
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  • locates the Daradas, Kambojas, Barbaras, Bahlikas, Lampakas etc. in the Uttarapatha division of ancient India. e.g.: ete desha udichyastu Kambojah Daradashchaiva...
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    section of the Puranas, Bahlika was a Janapada located in the Udichya (Uttarapatha) division. Some hymns of the Atharvaveda invoke fever to go to the Gandharis...
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  • monks deserted the Ganges valley, following either the northern road (uttarapatha) or the southern road (dakṣinapatha). Conversely, Buddhist artistic creation...
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    ancient India and was located in Udichya or Uttarapatha division of Indian sub-continent. The Uttarapatha or northern division of Jambudvipa comprised...
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  • Shantiparvan of Mahabharata groups the Chinas with the tribes of the Uttarapatha, viz. the Yavanas, Kiratas, Gandharas, Shabras, Barbaras, Shakas, Tusharas...
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    Limpakas, Tangana, Turukshas, referring to them all as the tribes of Uttarapatha or north division. A branch of the Kekaya seems to have migrated to southern...
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    the end of Chandragupta's conquests: Avantirastra (capital: Ujjayini), Uttarapatha (capital: Taksasila), and Purvapatha (capital: Pataliputra). Chanakya...
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  • The Mahabharata, however, associates the Paradas with the tribes of Uttarapatha, and places them on the Sailoda River in the Xinjiang province of China...
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    poet Rājaśekhara, Pṛthudaka was apparently considered the point where Uttarapatha (the "northern region") began.: 134  Pehowa is located at 29°59′N 76°35′E...
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  • led a war expedition against the Kamboja and some other tribes of the Uttarapatha a little time before the Kurukshetra war i.e. Karana Rajapuram gatva...
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    Pralambha or Harjara. Majumdar points that Hunas were a principality in Uttarapatha (near Himalayas) and were subjugated by Devapala. His sons and grandson...
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  • (Sanskrit), also called Mahā Kapphina Thera, was an eminent Arhat from Uttarapatha and is considered foremost among those who taught the monks. Mahākapphina...
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    provided spiritual and intellectual leadership to the paṇḍitas of the Uttarapatha. And although Mahā-Videha had not previously been included among the...
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    Sindh over an ancient trade route at the base of the Himalayas, the Uttarapatha. He also built 1700 'serais' where two horses were always kept for the...
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    Sagala as its capital. It was situated along the ancient route called Uttarapatha extending from Vanga kingdom in the eastern sea shore through the Gangetic...
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    drivers from Puṣkalāvatī (Pali: Pokkharavatī), in ukkalapada on way to Uttarapatha. However, most ancient Buddhist texts state that they came from Orissa...
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    until the two expeditions were complete. The second expedition went to Uttarapatha and Gangetic region countries towards the Ganges river in the north from...
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    defeated most of the other kings, Lalitaditya proceeded from Avanti to Uttarapatha (the northern region), where he fought with several mighty kings. His...
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    Barbaras, Ramathas etc., and brands them all as barbaric tribes of Uttarapatha, leading lives of Dasyus. The Tusharas along with numerous other tribes...
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