Abhira kingdom | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | Bhagavata |
| Government | Monarchy |
| Historical era | Early Mahajanapada (Mahabharata) |
| Today part of | Pakistan India |
The Abhira kingdom in the Mahabharata is either of two kingdoms near the Sarasvati river. It was dominated by the Abhiras, sometimes referred to as Surabhira[1][2][3] also, combining both Sura and Abhira kingdoms. Modern day Abhira territory lies within Northern areas of Gujarat and Southern Rajasthan, India.[4]
- ^ Garg, Gaṅgā Rām (1992). Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World. Concept Publishing Company. p. 113. ISBN 978-81-7022-374-0.
- ^ The Vishnu Purana a System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition Translated from the Original Sanskrit, and Illustrated by Notes Derived Chiefly from Other Puranas by the Late H.H. Wilson: 2. Trubner. 1865. p. 133.
- ^ Atkinson, Edwin T. (1 January 1874). Statistical, descriptive and historical account of the North-western Provinces of India. Dalcassian Publishing Company. p. 360.
The Suras and Abhiras' are associated together in the Mahābhārata and Harivansa and appear to have been a pastoral people in the upper portion of the north-western Panjāb represented by the Ahirs and Gwalas of the present day.
- ^ Numismatic Society of India (1991). The Journal of the Numismatic Society of India. Vol. 53. ISSN 0029-6066.