ings ▁and ▁ ▁the ▁Kub ha ▁ ▁and / or ▁Kap isa ▁of ▁the ▁S ansk rit ▁literature . ▁P ā ṇ ini ▁teach es ▁that ▁ ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Kam bo ja ▁king ▁could ▁be ▁same ▁as ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁his ▁kingdom . ▁ ▁It ▁therefore ▁looks ▁quite ▁probable ▁that ▁name ▁K app h ina ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁proper ▁name ▁but ▁an ▁app ell ation ▁of ▁its ▁r uler ▁and ▁like wise ▁may ▁be ▁related ▁to ▁name ▁K ip in , ▁Kap in ▁and ▁K oph ene ▁which ▁are ▁the ▁Chinese ▁and ▁the ▁Greek ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁S ansk rit ▁Kub ha ▁( K ab ul ) ▁and ▁Kap isa ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Equ ival ence ▁of ▁Kab ul ▁and ▁ ▁Kap isa ▁with ▁Kam bo ja ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁accepted ▁by ▁scholar ▁community . ▁ ▁Alexander ▁C unning ham ▁writes : ▁" K ip in ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁but ▁also ▁most ▁puzz ling ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁ge ography ▁of ▁north - western ▁India ▁( now ▁Pakistan ). ▁As ▁a ▁ge ographical ▁term ▁the ▁word ▁' K ip in ' ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁Indian ▁literature . ▁We ▁come ▁ac ror ss ▁King ▁Mah a ▁K app h ina ▁or ▁Mah a ▁Kap h ina , ▁the ▁hero ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁Buddh ist ▁leg ends . ▁He ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁r uling ▁in ▁K uk ut av ati , ▁a ▁front ier ▁region ▁and ▁this ▁region ▁is ▁definitely ▁local ized ▁in ▁the ▁extreme ▁north -