Tribes in Ancient India c12.33

c12.33

We have seen that the Mālavas migrated eastwards as far as Prayāga, probably in the second half of the sixth century A.D. During the rule of the Pālas of Bengal and Bihar they seem to have migrated still further east; for in the copper-plates of the Pāla kings (excepting Dharmapāla), reference is made not only to the Kulikas, the Khasas and Hūṇas, but also to the Mālavas who seem to have migrated to Bengal as mercenary troops.