The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v1.c8.s2.2
The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v1.c8.s2.2
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Dr. Jayaswal has suggested that the Vākāṭakas were inhabitants of Bundelkhand and hailed from the village of Bijaur-Bāgāṭ, situated in the Tahrauli Tehsil of the former Orchha state, about six miles east of Chiragaon in the Jhansi District.¹ The obvious phonetic resemblance between Vākāṭa and Bāgāṭ lends plausibility to this suggestion, and Dr. Jayaswal has adduced three more arguments to support it.