The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s2.239

c5.s2.239

Champâvatî—1. Champauti, the ancient capital of Kumaon. It was also called Champâ-tîrtha and mentioned after Badarekâ (Mbh., Vana, ch. 85). For the history of the kings of Kumaon, see JASB., 1844, p. 887. 2. Semylla of the Periplus of the Erythræan Sea and Saimur of the Arabs: modern Chaul, 25 miles south of Bombay. It is now also called Revadaṇḍa (ancient Revâvantî of the inscription, JRAS., Vol. III, p. 386) or Revatîkṣhetra. It is situated in the Kolaba district in Northern Konkan, and is said to have been the capital of an independent kingdom situated in Paraśurâmakhestra. Perhaps it is the Champâvatî of the Skanda P. (Brahmottara kh., ch. xvi). Chaul was a noted place of trade (Da Cunha's History of Chaul and Bassein, pp. 3—11).