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India east of the Ganges

Modern name
Bangladesh, Nepal & beyond
Modern country
India, Bangladesh
The Ptolemaic tradition often separates India—the Indian subcontinent—into India-west-of-the-Ganges and India-east-of-the-Ganges.
Coordinates
26.03, 91.22
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, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/india-east-of-the-ganges/.