India west of the Ganges
- Modern name
- India & Pakistan
- Modern country
- India, Pakistan
- Coordinates
- 26.03, 78.03
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, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/india-west-of-the-ganges/.