History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c11.88

c11.88

XX. *Su-fa-la-na-kiu-ta-lo* or the Suvarṇagotra country : It was said to lie to the north of Brahmapura in the great snow mountains, and was called "the eastern woman's country," because it was ruled by a succession of women. The husband of the queen was king, but he did not administer the government. The men attended only to the suppression of revolts and the cultivation of the fields.¹