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identified with modern Oudh p. 275 ). It was a centre of situated about four miles away trade and commerce and was from Faizabad ( GEB., pp. a big port. 523 f.; also CAGI., p. 341 ). Bhillamala (NC. 3, p. 111):
Avakkhanļa (NC. 3, p. 195): It is identified with modern It cannot be identified as the | Bhinmal, a town in the Jodhtext appears to be corrupt. pur division. The text being It is mentioned as an unholy corrupt at this place, the inplace in the NC. along with terpretation of the coinage of Gaṁgā, Pahāsa, Payāga, this region differs. Sirimāya and Keyāra.
Campa (NC. 1, p. 20; NC. Avamii (NC. 1, pp. 13, 2, p. 466; NC. 3, p. 140; NC. 102 ): It is identified roughly 4, pp. 127, 373 ): Its actual with modern Malwa, Nimar site is probably two villages and adjoining parts of Central Campanagara and Campāpura. Provinces (LAI., p. 269 ). | near Bhagalpur in Bihar In the NC. it is mentioned as (GEB.,p. 6; also LAL., p. 275). a Janapada with its capital It is mentioned in the N. at Ujjeni.
Bha. as one of the ten capitals. Baṁbhaddiva : See under
of ancient India. Ābhira.
Cina (NC. 2, p. 399): It Baravai or Daravati (NC.
is said to have comprised the I, p. 69 ) : It is identified
country of Tibet along with
the whole range of Himalayan with modern Junagadh situa
mountains (vide-LAI., p. 360). ted very near the Raivataka
It was famous for the produchills ( LAI., p. 271 ) or with
tion of the China-silk. Dwarka on the sea-shore. According to the NC., it was
Dakkhini paha or Dakkhinaa great port.
daha (NC. 2, pp. 95, 415; NC. Bhansurulaya (NC. 3, p.
3, pp. 39, 111, 207, 574; NG.
| 4, p. 132): It is identified with 350 ): It cannot be identified
the country lying between as the text seems to be corrupt.
Narbada in the north and Bharukaccha (NC. 2, pp. Krishna in the south exclusive 415, 439): It is identified of the provinces lying to the with modern Broach (CAGI., east. It is thus almost identi
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