"Xuanzang’s 7th century account of a city in Gandhara called the city "Po-la-sha-pu-lo," and an earlier 5th century account by Fa-Hien records the city’s name as "Fou-lou-sha," the Chinese equivalent of the Sanskrit name of the city, Purushapura.An ancient inscription from the Shapur era identifies a city in the Gandhara valley by the name "pskbvr," which may be a reference to Peshawar.