History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c8.s5.35

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been a king of great renown, since the river Ganges is said to have been named after him as Jāhnavī.¹ These kings must have ruled over the surrounding regions from some capital situated on the very site of, or near Kanauj, since according to the Rāmāyaṇic legend, given above, the city was founded by Kuśanābha, son of Kuśa. It is noteworthy that even in the *Mahābhārata* the first definite mention of Kānyakubja as the capital is made during the time of Gādhi.²