The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s9.183
The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s9.183
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Kukura—A portion of Rajputana, of which the capital was Balmer, the Pi-lo-mi-lo of Hiuen Tsiang. Kukura is the Kiu-chi-lo of the Chinese traveller (*Bṛihat-saṃhitâ*, ch. xiv, v. 4; Burgess' *Antiquities of Kathiawad and Kachh*, p. 131; Dr. Bhandarkar's *Early History of the Dekkan*, p. 14 n.). East Rajputana (*Bomb. Gaz.*, vol. I, pt. I, p. 36, note; *Padma P. Svarga*, ch. 3). Same as Daśârha (*Trikâṇḍaśesha*, II). The Kukuras were a tribe of Yâdavas (Visvanath Deva-Varma's *Rukmiṇîpariṇaya*, VI, 30).
Cites (3)
- Padmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Bṛhatsaṃhitā — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit
- Trikāṇḍaśeṣa — Puruṣottamadeva, Sanskrit