History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c20.6

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From all this we gather that early in the 6th century of our era, this family rose into importance at Bâdâmi, about 65 miles south of Bijâpûr in the Bombay Presidency¹—and spread eastwards as far as the shores of the Bay of Bengal between the mouths of the Krishnâ and Godâvarî, establishing the capital of an eastern kingdom at Vengî early in the 7th century. They extended, in fact, from shore to shore, right across the peninsula, and occupied a considerable portion of the country now known as Mysore, and northward extended as far, at least, as Nâsik and Daulatâbâd.