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Daradas were a people who lived north and north-east to the Kashmir valley. This kingdom is identified to be the Gilgit region in Kashmir along the river Sindhu or Indus. They are often spoken along with the Kambojas. The Pandava hero Arjuna had visited this country of Daradas during his northern military campaign to collect tribute for Yudhishthira's Rajasuya sacrifice. ==Location of Daradas== *The Vayu Purana, Brahmanda Purana and Vamana Purana mention the Daradas with the Kambojas, Chinas, Tusharas and the Bahlikas etc. The Bhuvankosha of the Puranas locates the Daradas, Kambojas, Barbaras, Bahlikas, Lampakas etc. in the Uttarapatha division of ancient India. e.g.: :''ete desha udichyastu'' :''Kambojah Daradashchaiva Barbarashcha Angalaukikah ||'' :''Chinashchaiva Tusharashcha Pahlavadhayata narah |''〔Kirfel's text of the Uttarapatha Countries of Bhuvanakosha, based on the Puranas.〕 *Puranas also refer to river Sindhu as watering the lands of Daradas, Gandharas and the Aurasas (Ursas). *Brhatsamhita groups the Daradas with the Abhisaras and the Tanganas. *Mahabharata also mentions the Daradas as neighbors to the Kambojas and Bahlikas.〔Mahabharata II.27.20-23〕 *Mahabharata locates the country of Daradas in the ''Himavata-Pradesa''. *Ptolemy refers to the Daradas as living below the sources of the Indus River. *Herodotus refers to the Daradas as ''Dadicae'' and groups them with the Gandharas and the Aparytae (Afridis?). Herodotus and Strabo also connect the Daradas with the gold producing area located in the west of Tibet. There is an evidence that the Daradas, in ancient times, had their colonies located in Baltistan and Leh also. All the above references locate the Daradas in Uttarapatha as neighbors to Kambojas of Kashmir-Nuristan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daradas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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