Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.945

c19.945

The Kākas are mentioned in the *Mahābhārata*, where they are associated with the Vidarbhas, who are a well-known people occupying tracts of territory what is now known as the Central Provinces. The territory of the Kākas is sometimes identified with Kākapur near Bithur, while Smith suggests an identification with Kākanāda near Sanci.³⁴⁴