Konkana Kingdom
Konkana was a southern kingdom populated by
.The name Konkana probably have originated from the older name Kanwa-gana (meaning the clan of Kanwa) a clan of Bhrahmins. Kanwas were a sub-clan of the Kasyapa-clan of Brahmins. They arrived at the western shores of Indian peninsula, which were the stronghold of the Bhargava clan of Bhrahmins. This history is hidden in the myth of
Asuras. Thus Mahabali lost his kingdom and was forgotten into the underworld of memories. (See also Keralas
).
References in Mahabharata
Konkana is not mentioned in
(Dushmanta). Kanwa raised Sakuntala as her own daughter in his asylum.- A tribe called Konwasiras is mentioned at (13,35)
See also
- Kingdoms of Ancient India
- Kerala Kingdom
- Surparaka Kingdom
- Gomanta Kingdom
References
- Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli