Written by London Swaminathan
Date: 11 September 2017
Time uploaded in London- 14-48
Post No. 4203
Pictures are taken from various sources; thanks.
(This is the fourth and the last part)
My comments: The geographical details in the MBH gives lot of scope for research; it is amazing that Vyasa or his disciples have accumulated so much information in an epic. Modern approach will give a better picture. We can divide them into different categories such as 100% sure, 755 certain etc.
Janapadas of the East
1.ANDHAKA: Mathura area
2.ANGA: area between Videha and Magadha;modern Bihar
3.ANTARGIYA: Badri-Kedara region
4.ATREYA: Garwala region
5.BHADRA:Bhadranagara of Rajasthan
6.BHARGA: State of Vatsas; between Vaisali and Sravasti
7.BHARGAVA: West of Assam
8.GAYA: modern Bihar
9.KALAKUUTA:Kulinda region
10.KASI:Region between rivers Ganga and Gomati
11.KIRATA:Ladakh area
12.KUNTI: Gwalior area
13.KURU:Meerut area
14.KOSALA: Sarayu river area.
15.MATSYA:Bharatapura, Jaipura area
16.MALLA:Deoria district of UP
17.MAGADHA: Patna area; Bihar
18.MALADA: Malda of West Bengal
19.MAADHYAMIKA: Nagari area of Chittoor
20.MANAVARJAKA:Vardhamana in West Bengal
21.NAIMISA: Sitapura of UP
22.PATACCARA: Pataidi near Gugaon
23.PRAYAGA: Allahabad, Triveni Sangam
24.PANCALA:Punjab
25.PRAGJYOTISA: Gauhati in Assam area
26.PUNDRA: Rangpur, Rajasahi, Bogra in Bangladesh
27.STRI RAJYA: Western tip of the Buddhist Majjimadesa
28.SUHMA:Tamralipti and Medhinipura of Bangladesh
29.SASAKA: Murshidabad of West Bengla
30.Surasena: area around Mathura
31.TAMRALIPTA:Midnapur District of West Bengal
32.VANGA:Dacca and Mymensingh of Bangladesh
33.VATSA: Allahabad area
34.VAHIGIRYA:Mussori, Nainital areas
35.VIDEHA: Mithila area of Bihar
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JANAPADAS OF THE WEST
1.APRAANTA:also Kuttapraanta Kalyana, Supara districts
2.ARBUDA: Abu mountain area
3.AANARTA: Southern part of Ahmedabad, Baroda
4.AABHIRA: Ophir of the Bible; Averia of the Greeks;Sindhu delta
5.AARATTA: pancanada state
6.KAAKSA: Inner Narmada area; Bharukacca port
7.KUKKURA: western Vindhyas
8.KONKANA: Ratnagiri district
9.KOLVAGIRYA: Colaba area of Mumbai
10.KSUDRAKA:Montgomery area
11.GOPARAASTRA: area around Nasik
12.JANGALA: Bikaneer area
13.TUNDIKERA: Chindwada area of MP
14.TUMBUMA: Guna District of MP
15.DVAIPEYA: Island Diu
16.NAVARAASTRA: Maharashtra state
17.BRGHU: around ancient AAnarta
18.MARU BHUMI: Desert area of Jodhpur
19.MAAHEYA: river Mahi basin
20.SUUDRA: identified with State Abhira
21.LAATA: modern Gujarat
22.VITIHOTRA: south of Avanti
23.SURASSTRA: Kathiawad region
24.SAMUPTA NIKUTA: island area of Kathiawada
25.SAARASWATA: river Saraswati basin, west of Ahmedabad
26.SINDHU: river Indus area
27.SAUVIRA modern Rodj in Pakistan
–Subham–
