Historical Geography of Ancient India c10.448

c10.448

The Besnagar inscription testifies to the existence of diplomatic relations between the Greek king of Taxila and the king of Vidiśā.¹² The *Raghuvamśa* (XV. 36) says that the two sons of Śatrughna named Śatrughātin and Subāhu, were put in charge of Mathurā and Vidiśā. Avikṣit, son of Karandhama, the ruler of Vaiśālī, had a great conflict with the king of Vidiśā and was captured. Karandhama rescued his son. Pargiter holds that the *Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa* (121-131) makes this conflict grow out of a *svayamvara* at Vidiśā.¹³ About the time of Karandhama, the ruler of Vaiśālī, Parāvrit, king of the Yādava branch, placed his two youngest sons at Vidiśā and not in Vedeha.¹⁴