The Geography of the Puranas c11.s2.20

c11.s2.20

iii. The valley of the Dasht river, though an insignificant river now, may have supported a comunity or tribe in ancient times. This valley and the adjoining valley of the Bahu river, on whose mouth Gwador is situated, gained considerable importance under the Arabs who considered Makran as the threshold of India and whose main routes from Bampur (south-eastern Persia) to Debel (Indus Delta) traversed these valleys behind the coastal ranges. Ibn-i-Haukal, Istakhri and Idrisi mention the grandeur of their towns, Kiz, Rasak and Faharpara, etc. The Purāṇas name these valleys the janapadas of Deśamaṅka (the valley of the Dasht) and Bahu Bhadra (the valley of the Bahu).