Historical Geography of Ancient India c10.389

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c10.389

According to the Pāli legend of Aśoka the way from Pāṭaliputra to Ujjayinī lay through the town of Vedisa.⁷ There is every reason to believe that Vidiśā was included in the kingdom of Avanti.⁸ In *Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa* we have mention of Vidiśā as one of the Aparanta neighbours of Avanti. It is definitely known that the dominions of Puṣyamitra, the founder of the Śuṅga dynasty, extended to the river Narmadā and included Vidiśā, Pāṭaliputra and Ayodhyā.⁹ But even if Avanti was included in the Śuṅga empire, Ujjayinī must have yielded place to Vidiśā as the viceregal headquarters.

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