The Geography of the Puranas c11.s5.9
The Geography of the Purāṇas c11.s5.9
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c11.s5.9
*Vanavāsaka.* A clan or family called Kadamba enjoyed independent power in the districts now called north and south Kanara and in western Mysore from the third to the sixth century. Their capital Banawāsi, also known as Jayanti or Vaijayanti, was so ancient that it is mentioned in the edicts of Aśoka and in the inscriptions of the Sātavāhana. The Purāṇic janapada Vanavāsaka most probably corresponds to this region. Ptolemy refers to it as Banaunsei located on the western coast.