Mahisha (country)

Mahisha also known as Mahisharashtra, or Mahisarattha was a country in ancient India. It was located near the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and also in parts of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka's Mysore District.[1][2]

Mahisha is believed to be linked to the Mahishaka people mentioned in the Hindu scriptures the Mahabharata and Puranas. According to some historical accounts, Moggaliputta-Tissa dispatched a Bhudist mission to Mahisha during the rule of Ashoka. The area was also known as Mahisamandala or the Mahishaka country.[3]

References

  1. ^ Mirashi, Vasudev Vishnu (1975-01-01). Literary and Historical Studies in Indology. Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House. p. 199. ISBN 978-81-208-0417-3. Mahisha country: This Mahisha is undoubtedly the Mahi-shaka country mentioned in the epics and the Puranas as situated in the neighbourhood of Vidarbha, Rishika, Kalinga and Andhra.
  2. ^ Misra, Promode Kumar (1978). Cultural Profiles of Mysore City. Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India. pp. 5–6. According to some scholars, the place-names such as Mahisha, Mahisha-mandala Mahibsa-rashtra Mahisha vishya and Mähishmati were the names of a country.
  3. ^ Lahiri, Bela (1974). Indigenous States of Northern India, Circa 200 B.C. to 320 A.D. University of Calcutta. p. 86. A country Mahisha country, Mahishrashtra (Mahisarattha) or Mahishamandala where Moggaliputta Tissa sent one of his Buddhist missions in the time of Aśoka. The name 'Mahisha' seems to be derived from that of a people who are probably referred to as Mahishakas in the Mahabharata and Puranas.
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