Historical Geography of Ancient India c9.14

c9.14

Anūpanivrit.—Anūpa country (Luders’ List, No. 965). The country of the Anūpas lay near Surāṣṭra and Ānarta. Epigraphic evidence lends support to the view that the Anūpas occupied the tract of country south of Surāṣṭra around Māhiṣmatī on the Narmadā. The Nasik Cave Inscription of queen Gautamī Balaśrī records that Anūpa was conquered by her son along with other countries. The Junāgaḍh Rock Inscription of Rudradāman refers to his sway extended over this country. For details, vide B. C. Law, Tribes in Ancient India, p. 389; B. C. Law, Indological Studies, Pt. I, pp. 53-54.