Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.332
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.332
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Avanti roughly corresponds to modern Malwa, Nimar and adjoining parts of the Central Provinces. Avanti was divided into two parts: the northern part had its capital at Ujjenī, and the southern part, called Avanti Dakṣiṇāpatha, had its capital at Māhissatī or Māhiṣmatī.⁷³