The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v1.c8.s2.1

v1.c8.s2.1

SEVERAL problems connected with early Vākāṭaka history would be satisfactorily solved if we could determine their original home and the scene of their early military activity. Unfortunately we are not yet able to do so with definite certainty. The formation of the name Vākāṭaka suggests that the family originally hailed from a place called Vākāṭa or Vakāṭa, but there is as yet no certain knowledge concerning the whereabouts of this place.