Abiria
AbiriaTemplate:Efn was a country mentioned in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea and by Ptolemy in his Geographia.[1] The Periplus mentions it as Aberia with the coastal district Syrastrene (modern-day Saurashtra, Gujarat), and Ptolemy locates it above the Indus delta.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Location
The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea and Geographia by Ptolemy locate Abiria between the lower Sindh valley and Kathiawar, apparently in southwest Rajputana and adjoining regions. In the Puranas however, the domains of the Abhira kings were located in the northwestern region of the Deccan.[2][3]
Mention by Ptolemy
Abiria was mentioned by Ptolemy when he described the territory of the Kshatrapa, Chastana: Template:Quote
Mention in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
Abiria is also mentioned in the 1st century CE Periplus of the Erythraean Sea:[4][5]
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Beyond the gulf of Baraca is that of Barygaza and the coast of the country of Ariaca, which is the beginning of the Kingdom of Nambanus and of all India. That part of it lying inland and adjoining Scythia is called Abiria, but the coast is called Syrastrene. It is a fertile country, yielding wheat and rice and sesame oil and clarified butter, cotton and the Indian cloths made therefrom, of the coarser sorts. Very many cattle are pastured there, and the men are of great stature and black in color. The metropolis of this country is Minnagara, from which much cotton cloth is brought down to Barygaza.
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References
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- ↑ Alain Danielou, A Brief History of India (Inner Traditions, 2003), mentioned here
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