Abiria[a] was the country of the Abhiras in ancient India.[1][2][3] It is mentioned in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea and by Ptolemy in his Geographia.[4] The Periplus mentions it as Aberia with the coastal district Syrastrene (modern-day Saurashtra, Gujarat), and Ptolemy locates it above the Indus delta.[5]
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- ^ Mazumdar, Akshoy Kumar (1920). The Hindu History: B. C. 3,000 to 1,200 A. D. Nagendra Kumar Roy. p. 845.
Abiria-land of the Abhir Kshatriyas, to the east of the Indus where it divides to form the Delta.
- ^ Fox, Richard Gabriel (1977). Realm and Region in Traditional India. Duke University, Program in Comparative Studies on Southern Asia. ISBN 978-0-916994-12-9.
- ^ Chandra, Moti (1953). Sarthavaha (in Hindi). Bihar-Rashtrabhasha Parishad.
- ^ Alain Danielou, A Brief History of India (Inner Traditions, 2003), mentioned here
- ^ Wadia, Sophia (1967). The Aryan Path. Theosophy Company (India), Limited.