The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s3.23

c5.s3.23

Darada—Dardistan, north of Kāśmīra on the upper bank of the Indus. Its capital was Daratpuri, which has been identified by Dr. Stein with Gurez (*Mārkaṇḍeya P.*, ch. 57). It was a part of the ancient country of Udyāna (see Monier Williams' *Buddhism*). Dr. Stein says "Their (Daradas') seats, which do not seem to have changed since the time of Herodotus, extend from Chitral and Yasin across the Indus regions of Gilgit, Chilas and Bunji to the Kishangangā valley in the immediate north of Kasmir" (Dr. Stein's *Rājatarangiṇī*, Vol. I, p. 47).