The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v1.c6.s6.5

v1.c6.s6.5

With all this material, however, it is not always possible to define precisely the limits of even the most famous *janapadas*. The task of the narrator is rendered difficult by the fact that the boundaries of the territories in question varied from age to age, and that at times the same or similar names were applied to localities distinct from one another. What follows is a brief account of the more important *janapadas* in the Deccan proper based mainly on the evidence of the texts cited above.