MINAGARA, a historical city on the Indus river, the chief site of the dominions of the Parthian kings of the Panjab. Captain Balfour, I.N., is of opinion that it was situated on the Baggaur branch of the Indus, which flows from the main stream a few miles south of Tatta, and disembogues through the Gharra near Kurachee, and at some remote period had been the main stream of the river, but is now open only during the inundation period. On Sind being conquered by Omar, general of the khalif Al-Mansur, the name of Minagara was changed to Mansura, ' une vine celebre our le rivage droit du Sind ou Mehran, Ptolemee fait aussi mention de cette vile ; niais en Is deplacant,' etc. D'Anville places it about 26°, but not so high as Ulug Beg, whose tables make it 26° 40'. General Cunning ham has little doubt that Minagara, handed down to us by the author of the Periplus, was the Semi Nagara of the Yadu Jhareja, whose chronicles claim Seistan as their ancient possession, and in all probability was the stronghold (nagara) of Sambus, the opponent of Alexander, and ho is inclined to place it on the site of Schwan.
Vincent, in his translation of the Periplus, enters fully upon this point, citing Anhui, Ptolemy, Al Biruni, Edrisi, D'Anville, and Do la Rochette. He has a note (26, p. 386, i.) which is conclusive, could he have applied it,—' Al-Birun (equi distant) between Debeil and Mansura.' D'Anville also says : ' De Mansora a la ville nommde Birun, In distance est indiquee de quinze parasanges dans Abulfeda,' who fixes it, on the authority of Abu-Rehan (surnamed Al-Biruni from his birth place), at 2G° 40'.—Cunningkam, Anc. Geog. p. 288.