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title: Places in the Mahabharata
author: Anindita Basu
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5484/places-in-the-mahabharata/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Places in the Mahabharata

_Authored by Anindita Basu_

## Image File

[![Places in the Mahabharata](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5484.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5484.png)

## Image Caption

A map showing some of the places that are mentioned in the [Mahabharata](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mahabharata/). Not all places are plotted, but only those that can be identified today with any degree of certainty. An interactive version of this map is at [https://ani-basu.carto.com/viz/038fc0d8-62de-11e6-9fed-0ee66e2c9693/public\_map](https://ani-basu.carto.com/viz/038fc0d8-62de-11e6-9fed-0ee66e2c9693/public_map)

## Bibliography

- [Kisari M. Ganguly. *Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, 12 volumes.* Coronet Books Inc., 1991.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/812150094X/)
- [R. C. Majumdar. *The History and Culture of the Indian People.* Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 2016.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/B007WT65G0/)
- [Vaman Shivram Apte. *The Student's Sanskrit-English Dictionary.* Motilal Banarsidass, 2015.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/8120800451/)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Basu, A. (2016, August 21). Places in the Mahabharata. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5484/places-in-the-mahabharata/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
Basu, Anindita. "Places in the Mahabharata." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Aug 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5484/places-in-the-mahabharata/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://ani-basu.carto.com/viz/038fc0d8-62de-11e6-9fed-0ee66e2c9693/public_map) by **Anindita Basu**. Submitted by [Anindita Basu](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ab.techwriter/ "User Page: Anindita Basu"), published on 21 August 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.