[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [The Geography of the Puranas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966) › c11.2 # The Geography of the Puranas c11.2 The Geography of the Purāṇas c11.2 - **Language:** English ### [c11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c11.2) For the following discussion on the identification and location of the janapadas of Bhāratavarṣa¹ we shall follow the Purāṇic classification and sequence. The Purāṇas give the lists of janapadas or people in each major region mentioned in the previous chapter in a certain order which runs as follows: - [Previous: c11.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c11.1) - [Next: c11.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c11.3) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c11.2) · Pramāṇa