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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: 4
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produced thirteen kings who ruled over this tract in the 3rd century CE and the "Patumitras" succeeded them. However, H.H. Wilson in his translation of the
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took control of the whole region. They are said to have built the actual town of
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mountain ranges. Its core territory comprises the present-day
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rulers is unknown while the Patumitras had thirteen kings.
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In the 16th century, the portion of the Mekala located in
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had declined, a cadet branch of their dynasty called the
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Historical Geography of Madhyapradesh from Early Records
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and is mostly forested. The region corresponds to the
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Lévi, Sylvain; Przyluski, Jean; Bloch, Jules (1993).
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An historical sketch of the native states of India,
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Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. 371: 113:, which comprises the present-day 16:Geographical region in India, Asia 14: 798: 746:Mishra, Suresh (1 January 2008). 493:Motilal Banarsidass. p. 92. 752:(in Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. 487:Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (1986). 298:The Mekala region is located in 262:were invaded and annexed by the 36: 718: 687: 660: 642: 628:. Book Rivers. pp. 75–76. 615: 598: 595:London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984 585: 186:Panduvamshis of Dakshina Kosala 673:. Asian Educational Services. 622:Singh, K. N. (19 March 2023). 535: 519: 480: 414:Folk-songs of the Maikal Hills 133:, the region was ruled by the 1: 605:Philip F. McEldowney (1980). 364: 731:. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. 725:Shastri, Ajay Mitra (1995). 650:"Maikal Hill Range in India" 293: 157:, states that the number of 7: 694:Vegaḍa, Amr̥talāla (2008). 306:, the meeting point of the 164:In the 5th century CE, the 10: 803: 470:Wilson, H.H., ed. (1868). 140: 97:is a historical region of 787:Historical Indian regions 782:Regions of Madhya Pradesh 611:. University of Virginia. 560:Mehta, Behram H. (1984). 78: 64: 54: 44: 35: 28: 21: 697:Narmada: River of Beauty 440:Ashvini Agrawal (1989). 109:. It corresponds to the 280:Third Anglo-Maratha War 190:Panduvamshis of Mekala 166:Panduvamshis of Mekala 135:Panduvamshis of Mekala 87:Chhattisgarhi language 288:British rule in India 256:Haihaiyas of Ratanpur 234:was conquered by the 221:Haihaiyas of Ratanpur 217:Kalachuris of Tripuri 201:Kalachuris of Tripuri 531:. Yatra2Yatra. 2009. 749:Gadha Ka Gond Rajya 549:. 9 September 2019. 516:, pp. 132–133. 65:States or Provinces 30:Geographical region 278:in 1818 after the 276:East India Company 759:978-81-267-1549-7 738:978-81-208-0635-1 707:978-0-14-310055-3 700:. Penguin Books. 680:978-81-206-0772-9 635:978-93-5515-901-4 591:Malleson, G. 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Index

Location of Mekala
Asia
India
Madhya Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Gondi language
Chhattisgarhi language
India
Amarkantak
Balaghat
Maikal Hills
Kawardha District
Chhattisgarh
Anuppur district
Madhya Pradesh
medieval period
Panduvamshis of Mekala
Vishnu Purana
Pushpamitras
Vishnu Purana
Pushpamitra
Panduvamshis of Mekala
Gupta Empire
Vakataka
Narendrasena
Harishena
Panduvamshis of Dakshina Kosala
Panduvamshis of Mekala
Amarkantak
Kalachuris of Tripuri

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