Guest guest Posted October 1, 2001 Report Share Posted October 1, 2001 At 10:05 AM 2001/9/30 +0000, naga_ganesan wrote >What are the ancient sources (in Sanskrit, Pali and Greek) say about >the placename, Kandahar in Afghanistan? Is it related with >Skanda whom the southerners worship as Murukan? I don't have any sources at hand, but I would say Kandahar is derived from Gandhaara. Miroslav Rozehnal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2001 Report Share Posted October 2, 2001 I thought it was an ancient Alexandria or Alexandropolis (cf. Iskander); or has this identification been disproven ? I have also seen it derived from Gondophares. Lance Cousins >What are the ancient sources (in Sanskrit, Pali and Greek) say about >the placename, Kandahar in Afghanistan? Is it related with >Skanda whom the southerners worship as Murukan? > >Thanks, >N. Ganesan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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