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	'''Subbhabhumi''' was a part of [[Rarh]] in ancient times. It is located in what is now [[Birbhum district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. The more fertile eastern part of the district, consisting of alluvial plains, was known as Subbhabhumi.<ref name=Gazetteer>O,Malley, L.S.S., ''Bengal District Gazetteers - Birbhum'', Govt. of West Bengal</ref>		'''Subbhabhumi''' was a part of [[Rarh region\|Rarh]] in ancient times. It is located in what is now [[Birbhum district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. The more fertile eastern part of the district, consisting of alluvial plains, was known as Subbhabhumi.<ref name=Gazetteer>O'Malley, L.S.S., ''Bengal District Gazetteers - Birbhum'', Govt. of West Bengal</ref>

	There is mention of the Rarh region in the Jain text ''[[Acaranga Sutra]]''. The last (24th) great [[Tirthankara]] [[Mahavira]] had wandered through this land, referred to as the "pathless country of Ladha". The people of this region are referred to as ill-mannered and dogs were set upon Mahavira.<ref name=Gazetteer/> Some historians have opined that the people of [[Aryavarta]], were not knowledgeable about the areas beyond their territories and often looked down upon the people of those parts. In the religious text ''[[Baudhāyana\|Baudhayana Dharmasutra]]'', it is mentioned that those who visited Vanga had to perform penance.<ref name=Ray>Ray, Nihar Ranjan, ''Bangalir Itihas – Adi Parva'', (Bengali), pp. 137-138, Paschim Banga Nirakharata Durikaran Samiti</ref>		There is mention of the Rarh region in the Jain text ''[[Acaranga Sutra]]''. The last (24th) great [[Tirthankara]] [[Mahavira]] had wandered through this land, referred to as the "pathless country of Ladha". The people of this region are referred to as ill-mannered and dogs were set upon Mahavira.<ref name=Gazetteer/> Some historians have opined that the people of [[Aryavarta]], were not knowledgeable about the areas beyond their territories and often looked down upon the people of those parts. In the religious text ''[[Baudhāyana\|Baudhayana Dharmasutra]]'', it is mentioned that those who visited Vanga had to perform penance.<ref name=Ray>Ray, Nihar Ranjan, ''Bangalir Itihas – Adi Parva'', (Bengali), pp. 137-138, Paschim Banga Nirakharata Durikaran Samiti</ref>
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Kamal Guha: Correction

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	'''Subbhabhumi''' was a part of [[~~Rarh region\|~~Rarh]] in ancient times. It is located in what is now [[Birbhum district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. The more fertile eastern part of the district, consisting of alluvial plains, was known as Subbhabhumi.<ref name=Gazetteer>O,Malley, L.S.S., ''Bengal District Gazetteers - Birbhum'', Govt. of West Bengal</ref>		'''Subbhabhumi''' was a part of [[Rarh]] in ancient times. It is located in what is now [[Birbhum district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. The more fertile eastern part of the district, consisting of alluvial plains, was known as Subbhabhumi.<ref name=Gazetteer>O,Malley, L.S.S., ''Bengal District Gazetteers - Birbhum'', Govt. of West Bengal</ref>

	There is mention of the Rarh region in the Jain text ''[[Acaranga Sutra]]''. The last (24th) great [[Tirthankara]] [[Mahavira]] had wandered through this land, referred to as the "pathless country of Ladha". The people of this region are referred to as ill-mannered and dogs were set upon Mahavira.<ref name=Gazetteer/> Some historians have opined that the people of [[Aryavarta]], were not knowledgeable about the areas beyond their territories and often looked down upon the people of those parts. In the religious text ''[[Baudhāyana\|Baudhayana Dharmasutra]]'', it is mentioned that those who visited Vanga had to perform penance.<ref name=Ray>Ray, Nihar Ranjan, ''Bangalir Itihas – Adi Parva'', (Bengali), pp. 137-138, Paschim Banga Nirakharata Durikaran Samiti</ref>		There is mention of the Rarh region in the Jain text ''[[Acaranga Sutra]]''. The last (24th) great [[Tirthankara]] [[Mahavira]] had wandered through this land, referred to as the "pathless country of Ladha". The people of this region are referred to as ill-mannered and dogs were set upon Mahavira.<ref name=Gazetteer/> Some historians have opined that the people of [[Aryavarta]], were not knowledgeable about the areas beyond their territories and often looked down upon the people of those parts. In the religious text ''[[Baudhāyana\|Baudhayana Dharmasutra]]'', it is mentioned that those who visited Vanga had to perform penance.<ref name=Ray>Ray, Nihar Ranjan, ''Bangalir Itihas – Adi Parva'', (Bengali), pp. 137-138, Paschim Banga Nirakharata Durikaran Samiti</ref>

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'''Subbhabhumi''' was a part of [[Rarh region|Rarh]] in ancient times. It is located in what is now [[Birbhum district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. The more fertile eastern part of the district, consisting of alluvial plains, was known as Subbhabhumi.<ref name=Gazetteer>O,Malley, L.S.S., ''Bengal District Gazetteers - Birbhum'', Govt. of West Bengal</ref>

There is mention of the Rarh region in the Jain text ''[[Acaranga Sutra]]''. The last (24th) great [[Tirthankara]] [[Mahavira]] had wandered through this land, referred to as the "pathless country of Ladha". The people of this region are referred to as ill-mannered and dogs were set upon Mahavira.<ref name=Gazetteer/> Some historians have opined that the people of [[Aryavarta]], were not knowledgeable about the areas beyond their territories and often looked down upon the people of those parts. In the religious text ''[[Baudhāyana|Baudhayana Dharmasutra]]'', it is mentioned that those who visited Vanga had to perform penance.<ref name=Ray>Ray, Nihar Ranjan, ''Bangalir Itihas – Adi Parva'', (Bengali), pp. 137-138, Paschim Banga Nirakharata Durikaran Samiti</ref>

In [[Raghuvaṃśa]] of [[Kalidasa]] there is mention of the Subbhas.<ref name=Ray/>

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