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Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1738

Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1738

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c19.1738

It is same as Suhmuttara, which means “people north of Suhma.” Suhma corresponds with the modern districts of Midnapur and Bankura, and perhaps also Purulia and Manbhum in west Bengal.⁷⁰⁹