[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) › c19.1738 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c19.1738](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.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 - [Previous: c19.1737](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1737) - [Next: c19.1739](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1739) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1738](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1738) · Pramāṇa