Bahlika: The Ancient Bactrian Realm of Balkh in the Mahabharata

The northern campaign described in the Sabha Parva takes Arjuna through increasingly distant territories beyond the familiar Punjab and Himalayan kingdoms. Traditional commentaries place Bahlika among these difficult northern countries and describe it as lying beyond the ordinary northwestern frontier. The post Bahlika: The Ancient Bactrian Realm of Balkh in the Mahabharata appeared first on Dharm