[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923) › c19.s1.5 # Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c19.s1.5 Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c19.s1.5 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s1.5) The name of the Scythian conquerors of the Broach region and of Mahārashṭra, Kshaharāta, seems to be identical with "Karatai," the designation of a famous Śaka tribe of the north mentioned by the geographer Ptolemy.¹ - [Previous: c19.s1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s1.4) - [Next: c19.s1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s1.6) - [Up: c19.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s1.5) · Pramāṇa