The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s6.162

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Mârhâṭṭâ Country—1. Mahârâshṭra. 2. Aśmaka. 3. Aśvaka. 4. Asakka. 5. Mulaka. 6. Alaka. 7. Maulika. 8. Devarâshṭra. 9. Mallarâshṭra. 10. Bidarbha (*Anargha-Râghava*, vii, 96, Barooah's *Dictionary*, vol. III, Pref., pp. 138, 139), the boundaries of which in the seventh century were: Malwa on the north, Kośala and Andhra on the east, Koṅkaṇa on the south, and the sea on the west. Its ancient capitals were Pratishṭhâna, Kalyâṇi and Devagiri.