▁the ▁K uk at ag iri ▁with ▁some ▁low ▁peak ▁of ▁H ind uk ush ▁region , ▁which ▁obviously ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁ancient ▁Kam bo jas . ▁D ▁. ▁D . ▁Kos amb i ▁has ▁located ▁K uk k at av ati ▁of ▁king ▁Mah a ▁K app h ina ▁ ▁near ▁Kam bo ja ▁( or ▁K ash mir ). ▁Sch ol ars ▁like ▁Ga uri ▁Sh ank ar ▁and ▁Michael ▁H ahn ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁authors ▁of ▁Pro ceed ings ▁and ▁Trans actions ▁of ▁the ▁All - Ind ia ▁Oriental ▁Conference ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁Indian ▁L ingu istics ▁also ▁connect ▁K ip in ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁records ▁with ▁Buddh ist ▁name ▁K app h ina ▁but ▁identify ▁K ip in ▁with ▁K ash mir . ▁But ▁it ▁is ▁generally ▁accepted ▁among ▁the ▁scholar ▁community ▁that ▁ ▁the ▁Chinese ▁name ▁K ip in ▁is ▁applied ▁to ▁Kap isa ▁country ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁ancient ▁Kam bo ja ▁( See : ▁Kap isa ▁Province ). ▁Hence ▁K app h ina ▁and ▁Kap in / K ip in ▁must ▁be ▁related ▁not ▁to ▁K ash mir ▁but ▁to ▁the ▁Kap isa ▁( K af ir istan / K oh istan ) ▁and ▁to ▁K oph ene ▁( K ab ul ) ▁and ▁therefore , ▁to ▁the ▁Kam bo ja . ▁Since ▁Ash v ak as ▁of ▁M ash k av ati ▁( M ass aga ) ▁and ▁Kun ar ▁valle ys ▁were ▁merely ▁a ▁special ized ▁branch ▁( i .