History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v1.c7.s8.7

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| Name of Country. | King. | People. |
| 50. Dravida. South ; a port led to Sinhala | Not mentioned | The people courageous and honest, esteemed great learning, they differed little from Mid-India in written and spoken language. 100 monasteries, and more than 80 Deva temples. Majority Digambara |
| 51. Malayakūta. South from Kānchi ; depot of pearls ; sea-port to Ceylon. | ... | People indifferent to religion ; black, only good at pride, monasteries few, hundreds of Deva temples ; Digambaras very numerous. On the south on the sea was the Malaya mountain which produced sandal, camphor and other trees. On the east was Potalaka mountain with Pataldhe lake on the top, 100 monasteries. Close to the city was a forest of Tāla trees, its leaves were used for writting |
| 52. Konkan, going north from Dravid | ... | ... |
| 53. Mahārāshtra. North-west. Capital to the east of a great river. | Pulikeshin | People warlike and fond of learning ; both orthodox and heterodox ; to the east of this country was a mountain in which caves were dug out. |
| 54. Bharukachha going west and crossing the Narmada. | Not mentioned | People deceitful and ignorant ; believed in both orthodoxy and hetrodoxy. They support themselves on the sea and salt manufacture. |
| 55. Mālava, going north-west. Capital on the Mahi. | 60 years before, a great king, called Silāditya who had built by his palace a Buddhist Temple ruled. | People learned. Mālava in the South-west and Magadha in North-east were the two countries where learning was prized. There was miscellaneous belief in orthodoxy and heterodoxy. |