Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c7.s5.21

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c7.s5.21

As regards other epigraphic and literary traditions regarding the number of villages in particular countries, we may refer to the following—
1. Śākambhari—1¼ lakhs, 2. Kosala—6 lakhs and 96, 3. Kāśmīra—66,063, or 1 lakh, or 10 thousands, 4. Gujarāt—80,000 or 70,000, 5. Siwalik (Śākambharī)—125,000, 6. Mālava—1,893,000, 7. Arbuda—1800, 8. Ajmer—1 lakh, 9. Gondwana—70,000, 10. the Nalapura kingdom of the Yajvapālas—75000, etc.²⁷

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