Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India c12.46
Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India c12.46
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c12.46
The name of this land reminds us of the well-known District of Mānbhūm (i.e. Mānabhūmi) in the south-western border of Bihar. As we have elsewhere¹ suggested, the Mānas who gave their name to this area probably ruled over a big kingdom covering parts of the Manbhum and Singhbhum Districts of Bihar and of the Mayurbhanj District of Orissa and having its headquarters at Khijjiṅga (moder Khiching) in the northern part of the Mayurbhanj District.