Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c7.s2.134

c7.s2.134

1. Malada—mentioned also in the list of the peoples of the Eastern Division.
2. Kāruṣa—people of the Shahabad region of Bihar; also called Bṛhadgṛha.
3. Mekala—lived in the Amarkantak region; the name is still preserved in that of the Maikal range.
4. Utkala—people of the Midnapur-Balasore region living between the lands of the Vaṅgas in the east and the Kaliṅgas in the west according to Kālidāsa's *Raghuvamśa*.
5. Uttamarṇa.
6. Daśārṇa—people of East Malwa with the capital at Vidiśā (modern Besnagar near Bhilsa, Madhya Pradesh).
7. Bhoja—a branch of the Haihaya people like the Avanti; probably settled in Berar.