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Mahabharata Period Map of India.
The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic that dates back to approximately 400 BCE, and at that time the borders of Mahabharata India were different from what they are today. This epic describes the regions of Bharatvarsha, which belonged to the Indian subcontinent, including parts of modern-day Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nepal. However, it must be noted that the Mahabharata India is a work of literature and mythology and the geographical descriptions found in the text should not be taken as precise historical or geographical accuracy.
That being said, the epic describes the Indian subcontinent as a collection of kingdoms and territories ruled by various clans and dynasties. Some of the major kingdoms mentioned in the Mahabharata India include Kashi, Kosala, Magadha, Kuru, Panchal and Anga. The text also mentions the Himalayas in the north and the Vindhya ranges in the south.
It is difficult to create an accurate map of India during the Mahabharata period, as there are various interpretations and no definitive historical evidence. However, some historical scholars have attempted to create maps based on descriptions in epics and other historical texts. These maps usually show a vast region with the Himalayas as the northern boundary and the Indian Ocean as the southern boundary.
Map of India in the era of Mahabharata
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Map of India in the era of Mahabharata
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This 20th-century unprinted map, published in Pune, India, shows place names in India associated with the Mahabharata, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. The title of the map is in Marathi; Place names are in Sanskrit. Map of India in the Age of Mahabharata can be translated as “the great story of the Indian dynasty”. Probably around 200 B.C. and composed between 200 AD, this enormous epic tells the story of the dynastic conflict and civil war between the Pandavas and Kauravas in the kingdom of Kurukshetra that took place around the ninth century.