The Geography of the Puranas c11.s2.59

c11.s2.59

ii. Another sub-region of the Sind-Sāgar Doāb is the basin of the river Sohan which is completely enclosed by the Salt Range on the east and the valley of the Indus on the west. The northern part of this basin, i.e. the Rawalpindi and Pindi Gheb region appears to coincide with the Sainika or Piḍika janapada of the Purāṇas, while the southern basin, i.e. the Talagang-Minawali region was probably unpopulated on account of aridity.