Places in Gurjaradeśa, as mentioned in historical texts and determined from the find spots of inscriptions (blue). The neighbouring places are shown as triangles (gray).
Gurjaradesa, (lit. 'Gurjara country', or Gurjaratra)[1] is a historical region in India comprising the southern Rajasthan and northern Gujarat during the period of 6th–12th century CE. The predominant power of the region, the Gurjara-Pratiharas eventually controlled a major part of North India centered at Kannauj. The modern state of "Gujarat" derives its name from the ancient Gurjaratra.[2][1]
- ^ a b * Mahapatra, B. P. (1989). Constitutional languages. Presses Université Laval. p. 20. ISBN 978-2-7637-7186-1.
The name "Gujarat" is derived from the Sanskrit Gurjaratra through the intermediate Prakrit form "Gujjaratta", which apparently means "the country of the Gujars".
- Sharma, Sita Ram (1992). Gujarati. Anmol Publications. p. 4. ISBN 978-81-7041-545-9.
- ^ Puri 1986, Chapter 1.