Historical Geography of Ancient India c6.535

c6.535

In Buddha’s time, a king of Mathurā bore the title of Avantiputra and was, therefore, related on the maternal side to the royal family of Ujjayinī. The Dīpavaṃsa tells us that the sons and grandsons of king Sādhīna ruled the great kingdom of Madhurā or Mathurā, the best of towns.² According to a Jaina account there was a powerful king named Vāsudeva in the town of Sauryapura (Mathurā).³