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Pp. 252-253. The extant Jain-caritas, Prabandhas, Kavyas and the bardic-ballads make a very useful contribution to the history of the early middle age when the Chālukyas and tne Vaghelas held a way over the province.
These genres were raised to the status of history under the Islamic influence which became predominent in the province with the establishment of the Muzaffarid dynasty in the beginning of the fifteenth century.
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P. M. UPA HYE--Geography known to the Paumacariya, (summaries of paper of the 26th International Congress of Orientation, New Delhi, 1964).
Pp. 258-59. The Paumacariya of Vimalasūri gives a considerable geographical data. These are the country Bharata-other princely states or provinces-tribal regions--the rivers-mountains—forests---cities etc., names given.
Rāmagiri, the mountain of Rāma, identified with Rāmateka situated a short distance to the north of Nagpur. In Sanskrit literature we do not get its reference except in the Meghaduta.
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