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The name Karnataka is derived from "Karunadu" which means Loftyland (High plateau), derived from the community's location on the Deccan Plain. The name can also mean "Land of black soil" (Kari - Black; Nadu - Area or Region) in Kannada. The history of Karnataka goes back to epics "Ramayana" and "Mahabharatha". The capital of "vaali" and "Sugriva" of the epic, Ramayana, is said to be Hampi. Karnataka finds its mention in Mahabharatha in the form of "Karnata Desha". In olden times the region was also called "Kuntala Rajya". Karnataka was also part of the Dakshinapatha (southern region) which finds its mention in many Indian epics. Vatapi, associated with sage ''Agastya'' is obviously Badami in Bijapur district. Karnataka is situated on the western edge of the ''Deccan plateau'' and has for its neighbours Maharashtra and Goa on the north, Andhra Pradesh on east, Tamil Nadu and Kerala on the south. On the west it opens out on the Arabian sea. ==Prehistory== During 4th and 3rd century BCE, Karnataka was part of Nanda and Maurya Empire. The Brahmagiri edicts in Chitradurga dated around c.230BCE belongs to emperor Ashoka and says of the nearby region as "Isila", which means "fortified region" in Sanskrit. In Kannada "Isila" can mean "To shoot an arrow" ("sila" or "sala" means to-shoot and "ise" or "ese" means to-throw in Kannada). After Maurya, Shatavahana came to power in the north and ganga in the south which can roughly be taken as the starting point of Karnataka in modern times. Kavirajamarga by Amogavarsha states Karnataka as the region between the Kaveri River in south and the Godavari River in north. It also says "Kavya prayoga parinathamathigal" (See Image) which means people in the region are experts in poetry and literature. 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「Timeline of Karnataka」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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