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17. The Agalassoi :
This people lived near the Siboi, and could muster an army of 40,000 foot and 3,000 horse. · 18. The Sudracae or Oxydrakai :
The accounts of Curtius and Diodorost leave the impression that they lived not far from the Siboi and the Agalassoi, and occupied part of the territory below the confluence of the Jhelum and the Chenāb. At the confluence Alexander garrisoned a citadel and thence came into the dominions of the Sudracae and the Malli (Mālavas). The former may have occupied parts of the Jhang and Lyallpur districts. The name of the Sudracae or the Oxydrakai represents the Sanskrit Kshudraka. They were one of the most numerous and warlike of all the Indian tribes in the Pañjāb. Arrian in one passage refers to the "leading men of their cities and their provincial governors” besides other eminent men. These words afford us a glimpse into the internal condition of this and similar tribes.
19. The Malloi :
They seem to have occupied the right bank of the lower Hydraotes (Rāvi) and are mentioned as escaping across that river to a city of the Brāhmaṇas. The Akesines (Chenāb) is said to have joined the Indus in their territory. Their name represents the Sanskrit Mālava. According to Weber, Āpisali (according to Jayaswal, Kātyāyana), speaks of the formation of the compound "Kshaudraka-Malavāh." Smith points out that the Mahābhārata couples the tribes in question as forming
1 Inv. Alex. 233-4. 286-7. 2 Mbh., II. 52. 15; VII. 68.9.
3 Megasthenes and Arrian (2nd ed.) 196. The accuracy of this statement may be doubted. The Malloi territory seems to have included part of the Jhang district, besides a portion of South Lyallpur, West Montgomery, and perhaps North Multan.
