India east of the Ganges
- Modern name
- Bangladesh, Nepal & beyond
- Coordinates
- 26.03, 91.22
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364117
The Ptolemaic tradition often separates India—the Indian subcontinent—into India-west-of-the-Ganges and India-east-of-the-Ganges.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M096
Variant spellings of India east of the Ganges in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| India trans [?] gangoni | Bos |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “India east of the Ganges.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/india-2/.