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'''Lauhitya''' (Lohity, Lohitya etc. as variations) was the easternmost country (it is also the name of a river) known to the people of the epic-age (''[[Treta Yuga]]'' or ''[[Dvapara Yuga]]'') in [[Hindu cosmology]]. [[Bhargava Rama|Parshuram]] is believed to have visited. The [[Pandava]] [[Bhima]] visited the kingdom during his eastern military campaign to collect tribute for [[Yudhishthira]]'s [[Rajasuya]] sacrifice. [[Naga kingdom|Naga]] king Lohita ruled a territory close to [[Kasmira kingdom|Kashmira]]. It is not known if the [[Naga kingdom|Nagas]] lived in [[Kashmir]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Kautilya [[Arthashastra]], [[Mandasor Pillar Inscriptions of Yasodharman]] and the [[Aphsad inscription of Ādityasena]] mention Lauhitya as the easternmost kingdom.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/inscriptionsofancientassammmsharmagauhatiuniversity1978c|title=Inscriptions Of Ancient Assam M M Sharma [ Gauhati University, 1978]c|last=Manik De|date=2009-07-07|pages=4 & 107}}</ref> During the 5th to 2nd century BCE, historical records mention the existence of Lauhitya instead of [[Kamrupa]], suggesting a potential absence of [[Brahmanical]] influence during that period.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/id3495-assamandtheassameseminded2nd-nagensaikia-analysis|title=Assam And The Assamese Mind 2nd Edition|last=Nagen Saikia|publisher=1980|pages=12–13|language=English}}</ref> Lauhitya was the Eastern boundary of [[Gauda kingdom|Gauda]].<ref>{{Cite book|quote=Lauhitya being Eastern boundary of Gauda.|url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.76507|title=An Imperial History Of India|last=K P Jayaswal|date=1934|pages=11}}</ref> Baladitya II launched his eastern campaigns, and extended his territories as far as Lauhitya.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/historyofthegupt035452mbp|title=A_History_Of_The_Guptas|last=R_N_Dandekar|date=2005|publisher=Oriental_Book_Agency|others=BR AMBEDKAR, Digital Library Of India|pages=163}}</ref> The Kamrupa word first appeared in the Samudragupta Allahabad Edict.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.458802|title=Introduction To Assam|last=Neog|first=Dimbeswar|date=1947|page=18}}</ref><br />
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== ''Mahabharata'' ==<br />
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=== Naga King ===<br />
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A [[Naga kingdom|Naga]] named Lohita was mentioned at (2,9) along with other Naga kings including [[Vasuki (snake)|Vasuki]], [[Takshaka]], and Airavata.<br />
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Lohita ruled a territory close to [[Kasmira kingdom|Kasmira]]. [[Arjuna]] visited this kingdom during his military campaign to the north, to collect tribute for [[Yudhishthira]]'s [[Rajasuya]] sacrifice. [[Arjuna]] then defeated the brave [[Kshatriyas]] of [[Kasmira kingdom|Kashmira]] and king Lohita along with ten minor chiefs. (2,26)<br />
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=== Easternmost territory ===<br />
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[[Bhima]], during his military campaign to the east, to collect tribute for [[Yudhishthira]]'s [[Rajasuya]] sacrifice, subjugated in battle Paundraka-Vasudeva, the king of [[Pundra kingdom|Pundra]] and king Mahaujah who reigned in Kausika-kachchha. He then attacked the king of [[Vanga kingdom|Vanga]] viz Samudrasena and king Chandrasena and Tamralipta, and the king of the Karvatas and the ruler of the [[Suhma kingdom|Suhmas]], and the kings who dwelt on the sea-shore, and all [[Mleccha|Mlechchha]] tribes. He then advanced towards Lohita. [[Bhima]] then caused all the Mlechchha kings dwelling in the marshy regions on the sea-coast, to pay tributes. (2,29).<br />
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=== River ===<br />
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Lohitya is mentioned along with Ananga, Pushpaveni, Utpalavati, Karatoya, Vrishasabhya, Kumari and Rishikullya as the rivers of ancient India (Bharata Varsha) at (6,9). Lohitya is mentioned as a great river at (13,165). It is mentioned along with [[Sarayu]] and Gandaki and other big rivers. A holy place named Urvasi (named after the [[Apsara]] Urvasi) is said to be situated in the river Lohitya (13,25). [[Bhargava Rama|Parshuram]] is mentioned to have created a pilgrim center at Lauhitya (3,85).<br />
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==See also ==<br />
* [[Kingdoms of Ancient India]]<br />
* [https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/compilation/list-of-mahabharata-people-and-places List of Mahabharata people and places on Wisdom Library]<br />
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==References==<br />
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*[[Mahabharata]] of [[Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa]], translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli<br />
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