Historical Geography of Ancient India c7.238
Historical Geography of Ancient India c7.238
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c7.238
Karṇāṭa country.—This country (S.I.I., I, pp. 69-70, 82, 130, 160, 164) figures prominently in Tamil classics. It is also mentioned in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa (V. 6, 7). It has been described as a vast country (dharāmaṇḍala). It is occupied by the Kanarese speaking people. The kings of Karṇāṭa were nominally dependent on the kings of Vijayanagara.
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- Bhāgavatapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- South Indian Inscriptions