[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967) › c6.s2.23 # Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c6.s2.23 Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c6.s2.23 - **Language:** English ### [c6.s2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c6.s2.23) The name Pūrva-Videha means ‘Eastern Videha’ or ‘Videha in the East’, and Videha was the name of the land of the people of the same name, which was situated in North Bihar together with the contiguous parts of the Nepalese Tarai. - [Previous: c6.s2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c6.s2.22) - [Next: c6.s2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c6.s2.24) - [Up: c6.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c6.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c6.s2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c6.s2.23) · Pramāṇa