India west of the Ganges
- Modern name
- India & Pakistan
- Coordinates
- 26.03, 78.03
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364116
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 M095
Variant spellings of India west of the Ganges in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| Indya intra gangona | Bos |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “India west 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-3/.