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6, 7, 8. The Haihayas, Açmakas, and Vītihotras, like the Çūrasenas, belonged to the great family of the descendants of Yadu who occupied the countries of the river Chambal in the north and the river Narbadā in the south; but it is difficult to identify with precision the kingdoms indicated by these different names. Haihaya is often used almost as a synonym of Yādava to denote the whole group of peoples; and the Vītihotras are a branch of the Haihayas. Both the Vītihotras and the Açmakas are closely associated in literature with the Avantis of W. Mālwā, whose capital was Ujjain (Ujjayinī) on the Siprā, a tributary of the Chambal (Charmaṇvatī)¹.