[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947) › c19.1298 # Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1298 Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1298 - **Language:** English ### [c19.1298](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1298) (1) Mālava or Mālavaka—a kingdom Mālava is included in the list of the sixteen \*janapadas\* Mālava was known for \*bhogiya\* or \*bohiya\* robbers, who resided in the range of the mountain and kidnapped people from Ujjeni.⁵⁰⁴ The bread-fruit (\*panasa\*) was unknown in this country,⁵⁰⁵ the pulse \*masūra\* was known here as \*cavalaga\*,⁵⁰⁶ and \*maṇḍaga\* (a thin rice-cake) was available in plenty in this country.⁵⁰⁷ People from Mālava were known for their harsh language.⁵⁰⁸ It is identified with Malwa. At the time of Rājā Bhoja, its capital was Dhārānagara. Its former capital was Avanti or Ujjeni.⁵⁰⁹ - [Previous: c19.1297](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1297) - [Next: c19.1299](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1299) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1298](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1298) · Pramāṇa