[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960) › c19.9 # Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India c19.9 Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India c19.9 - **Language:** English ### [c19.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c19.9) In the inscriptions of the Kannaḍa-speaking area, territorial units are often mentioned along with a number exactly as in Bhināikī Caurāsī and Aṅkoṭṭaka-caturāśiti; e.g., Gaṅgavāḍi ninety-six thousands, Raṭṭappāḍi seven and a half lakhs, Banavāsi twelve thousands, Alande one thousand, Purigere three hundreds, etc., etc. Similar instances are sometimes found also in the records of other parts of the country. Although there is possibly some exaggeration in some of these cases speaking of very big numbers, there is no doubt that the reference in such cases is to villages which may have been in many cases very small or even nominal. As regards territorial units with smaller, numbers, we may mention Nirugundagi twelve, Puriddha ten, Tamba six, Koṇḍavati two, etc., etc. - [Previous: c19.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c19.8) - [Next: c19.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c19.10) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c19.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c19.9) · Pramāṇa