The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c14.s2.t1.4

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Contemporary records often give the surnames of the recipients of grants, and we find that some of these are still in use. Thus the surnames Paṭṭavardhana and Ghaḷisāsa can be traced back to the thirteenth century.¹ Migrations of Brāhmans from one province to another took place from time to time. Thus the beneficiary of the Kalas Budruk plates was an emigrant from a village in the Madhyadeśa (Uttar Pradesh). He settled in the Nāsik District and eventually became a minister of state. One of those benefited by the Chikkabagewadi grant is called Vārāṇasīya; possibly he was an immigrant from Banaras. Children of these immigrants probably married with the children of local Brāhmans. There was as yet in this period no strong prejudice against interprovincial marriages.