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The Journal of the Greater India Society. July 1944

1944

Thus the gegraphical situation of the state as lying mostly south of the terminal course of the joined Tarim and Cer-cen rivers where they approach Lop-nor and as having on the 'south-east' the mountains and peoples of 'Tibet ' was adequately defined and the mainly desert character of the land was described. [...] For the interpretation of the mass of documents particularized above and for understanding the culture and history a view of the ethnic character and language of the people proves to be indispensable. [...] The 'HeaInterpreters ' in Lou-lan and most of the other states may have p. 326) to be on the lake at the embouchure of the river was rather in the vicinity of the present fishing village of Abal which has always been an important place of passage for travellers and whom* in modern times (Serindia pp. [...] Near the southward bend of the river was the comparatively large oasis of Calmada/Cer-cen which itself communicated with the northern statelets by a route curving round the eastern part of the desert and skirting the Lou-lan boundary." Calmada the western neighbour of Lou-lan was culturally a miway point. [...] The people of the country watch during the night the spots where the reflection of the moon is intense and do not fail to find there fine jade.' The names of the common animals ox sheep horse ass dog etc.
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Pages
62
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120050
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-iii U. N. Ghoshal view
The Early Population of Lou-Ian-Shan-shan
45-84 F. W. Thomas view
Warucan=Sah
85-90 W. B. Henning view
Virampatnam
91-95 R. E. M. Wheeler view
Some References to Katāha Dvīpa in Ancient Indian Literature
96-97 V. S. Agrawala view
Editorial Notes
98-98 U. N. Ghoshal view
Obituary Notice
99-100 Prafulla Ray view
Backmatter
i-iii U. N. Ghoshal view

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