History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c9.s2.13

c9.s2.13

Here we must also consider a seal that was found in Asirgaḍh in the Nimad District of the Central Provinces². Its discovery at a place situated so far south should not, however, be taken as proof that Asirgaḍh was a sort of a “Maukhari outpost” in the Deccan, as observed by Mr. Aravamuthan³. Fleet rightly points out that the mere finding of the inscription at Asirgaḍh of course does not suffice in any way to connect the members of this family of Maukharis with that locality. Their territory probably lay some hundreds of miles more to the east.⁴ Coins and seals, being small and portable, can easily be carried far away from the actual place of their origin. As an instance, we