A History of Assam c7.s2.10
A History of Assam c7.s2.10
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c7.s2.10
After them there was a chief named Ghatak, the ruler of the Kirāts, who are said to have been a powerful race, much addicted to meat and strong drinks.† In the chronicles of the Tippera kings it is said that the ancient name of their country was Kirāta, and the word still survives as the designation of a tract in the Sub-Himalaya, between the Dud Kosi and Arun rivers, and of the Khambu, Limbu and Yākhā tribes who inhabit it. In Sanskrit literature the term seems to have been used indiscriminately to designate any border tribe of the northern and eastern frontier.