412 INDEX Sibyrtios, satrap of, 109 Arcadius, Roman emperor, 367 Archaeology, results obtained from, 9, 15, 260 Archias, officer of Nearchos, 97 Architecture, Indian, earliest examples of, 125 Not Greek, 217 In Gupta period, 279-280 Aria = the Herat country, 36, 108 Ariana, cession of part of, 108, 214 Arjuna, usurper, 316-317 Arms, Indian, 62, 114 Aror = Alor, 89 Arrian, on India, 13 Arsakes, leader of Parthian revolt, 200 Art, Indian, earliest examples of, 125 Aryavarta, 251 Asandhimitra, legendary queen of Asoka, 176 Asoka, contemporary with Antiochos Theos, 20 Dates of accession and death of, 133, 139, 398 Abolished royal hunt, 112, 156 Provincials' Edict of, 118 The "king's men" of, 119 Beginnings of art and architecture in reign of, 125 Full name Asoka-vardhana, 130 Viceroy of Taxila and Ujjain, 130-132 Went on pilgrimage, 135 Ordained as monk, 137 Death of, 139 Buddhist council convoked by, 139 Buildings of, 143-145 Inscriptions of, 139, 145-160 Legend of, 161 Ethics of, 153 Enforced sanctity of animal life, 153 Toleration of, 167 Appointed Censors, 160 Provided for travellers and sick, 163, 305 Despatched foreign missions, 166 Sent his brother Mahendra to Southern India and Ceylon, 167 Made Buddhism a worjd-religion, 170 Character of, 171 Sons and successors of, 175 Disruption of empire of, 188 Kanishka legends resembling those of, 235 Aspasians, tribe, 45 Assakenoi, nation, 47 Astes = Hasti, 43 Astola (Astalu), enchanted isle, 96 Astrologers, control of, 123 Asvamedha = horse-sacrifice, q. v. Attila, Hun king, 285 Attock (Atak), town, 64 Augustus, Indian embassies to, 367 Avauti = Malwa, q. v. Avaiitivarinan, King of Kashmir, 328 Azes I and II, Indo-Parthian kings, 207, 217 Azilises, Indo-Parthian king, 207 B Bactria, Alexander's conquest of, 42 Premier satrapy, 198 Bajaur, valley, 45 Baladitya, king, 283, 288 Balkh = Zariaspa, 198 Secondary Hun capital, 286 Bamyin, Hun headquarters, 286 Bana, author, 18, 294, 304 Bankipur, on site of Pataliputra, 110, 144 Banyan hospital, 164 Bar = waterless uplands, 83 Barabar caves, 145, et seq. Basava, founded Lingayat sect, 359 Battle-axe, a Pandya cognizance, 366 Bazira, town in the hills, 49, 60 Benares = Kasi, 26 Bengal, Samudragupta's campaign in, 261 Included in Harsha's dominions, 300 Dynasties of, 343-348 Bhabra edict, 147, 150 Bhandi, cousin of Harsha, 299 Bhanugupta, raja, 283 Bhaskara-varman = Kumara Raja, q. ., 318 Bhatarka, founded Valabhi dynasty, 284 Bhima, King of Gujarat, 336 Bhoja, of Dhara, 336, 341 Bhojpur, lake, 342 Bhumaka, Kshaharata, 192, 263 Bihar, province := Magadha, 25, 346 Bijjala, Kalachurya king, 359 Bikram, raja, 278 Bilhana, author, 18, 358 Bimbisara, king, 27, 39 Bindusara, king, 109, 127 Bodh Gaya, Asoka's monastery at, 256 Desolate in Fa-hien's time, 272 Bodhi tree at Gaya, 136, 308 Bombay, animal hospital at, 164 Boukephala, city, 67 Bow, Indian, 63 The Chera cognizance, 371 Brahma, a god, 311 Brahmanical reaction, 184 Brihadratha, Maurya king, 177 Buckler, Indian, 63 Buddha (Gautama), birth and life of, 26 Preceded by "former Buddhas," 29 Visited by Ajatasatru, 29-33 Death of, 29
