History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c76.s1.2

v5.c76.s1.2

South of Kolvan begins Konkan proper, its northern part forming the modern Thana and Kolaba districts, from some distance north of Kalian Junction (opposite Junnar, on the tableland across the Ghats) to Mahad close to the southern frontier of the Kolaba district (near Mahabaleshwar). In other words, North Konkan is the coast tract parallel to the Puna and Nasik districts which lie east of the mountain chain. South Konkan is formed by the Ratnagiri district, which stretches parallel to the Satara and Kolhapur districts of the Deccan plateau, till the coast is broken near about Vingurla by the territory of the ancient Maratha family of Savants of Vadi (or Desais of Kudal, as they were popularly called in the 17th century) and, immediately south of it, the Portuguese province of Goa. Still further south begins Kanara, with the Karwar district along the coast, and the Sunda and Bednur States in the interior, far to the east, leading into the Mysore plateau.