The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s12.45

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Trigartta—1. The kingdom of Jâlandhara, a part of the district of Lahore. Wilford identifies the place with Tahora. Tahora or Tihora is situated on the river Sutlej, a few miles from Ludhiana, where interesting ruins were observed by Captain Wade (*JASB*, vol VI). Kangara, which is also situated in Jalandhara between the mountains of Champâ (Chambâ) and the upper course of the Bias, is identified by General Cunningham with the ancient Trigartta (*Brihat Samhitâ*, ch 14, and Dr Stein's *Rajatarangini*, vol I, p 81). The *Hemakosha* identifies Trigartta with Jalandhara. Trigartta means the land watered by the three rivers which are the Râvi, the Bias and the Sutlej (*Arch S Rep*, vol V, p 148, Pargiter's *Mârkandeya P*, 321, 347 note, *JASB*, 1880, p 10). From the inscriptions it appears that modern Jâlandhara was the ancient Trigartta (*Ep Ind*, I, pp 102, 116). 2. North Kanara; see *Gokarna* (*Bhâgavata P*, X, ch 79).