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9781842124079

On Alexander's Track to the Indus: Personal Narrative of Explorations on the North-West Frontier of India

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  • ISBN13:

    9781842124079

  • ISBN10:

    1842124072

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-10-01
  • Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Summary

The remarkable Aurel Stein communicates his passions and enthusiasms effortlessly to the fortunate reader of this classic.

Table of Contents

An Old Transborder Goalp. 1
The Start for Swatp. 9
Visits to Buddhist Ruinsp. 17
Welcome by an Old Friendp. 22
Bir-kot and the Ruins around itp. 30
Alexander's Invasion of Swatp. 41
Past King Uttarasena's Stupap. 49
Ude-gram and its ancient Fastnessp. 53
At the Badshah's Capitalp. 62
Buddhist Remains about Saidu and Manglawarp. 72
On the Way to the Swat Kohistanp. 81
The Entry into Torwalp. 89
To the Headwaters of the Swat Riverp. 94
Across the Swat-Indus Watershedp. 99
Over the Shilkai Pass and down Kanap. 105
The Ascent to Pir-sarp. 113
In Search of Aornosp. 120
The Survey of Pir-sarp. 128
The Story of Alexander's Siege of Aornosp. 135
Aornos located on Pir-sarp. 143
Ancient Remains at Pir-sar and the Name of Mount Unap. 149
Farewell to an Historic Site and its Storyp. 155
Through Chakesar and Puranp. 160
To Buner and Mount Ilamp. 166
Departure from Swatp. 172
Indexp. 175
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