Tribes in Ancient India c11.15
Tribes in Ancient India c11.15
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c11.15
The capital of the Madras was Sāgala (Pāli) or Śākala⁶ (Sanskrit), which has been identified by General Cunningham with Sanglawala-Tiba, to the west of the Ravi (Ancient Geography of India, p. 180). According to Cunningham, Śākala is still known as Madradeśa or the district of the Madras. It lay about 32 N. by 74 E.⁷