Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang)
by Samuel Beal | 1884 | 224,928 words | ISBN-10: 8120811070
This is the English translation of the travel records of Xuanzang (or, Hiuen Tsiang): a Chinese Buddhist monk who traveled to India during the seventh century. This book recounts his documents his visit to India and neighboring countries, and reflects the condition of those countries during his time, including temples, culture, traditions and fest...
Chapter 25 - Country of Fo-kia-lang (Baghlan)
This country[1] is 50 li or so from east to west, and 200 li or so from north to south; the capital is about 10 li in circuit. Going south, we come to the country of Hi-lu-sih-min-kien (Rúī-samangān).
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
In the valley of the southern Surkh-āb or Kunduz river, about 34 miles south from Kunduz. Ouseley, Orient. Geog., p. 223; Jour. R. As. Soc., N.S., vol. vi. p. 101.