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Ancient Cedi, Matsya, and Karusa.—By F. E. Pargiter, B.A., I.C.S, 
(With a Map, PL XXV). 
[Read August 1895.] 
The ancient country of Cedi is one of which little information is 
given in Sanskrit writings in comparison with the important part 
which its kings played in early history. 
General Sir A. Cunningham in liis Archaeological Survey of India 
places Cedi on the R. Harmada (Nerbudda) and in Chattlsgarh. He 
says, ‘ Tewar or Tripura was the capital of the Kulacliuri Rajas of 
Chedi. In the Haima Kosa Tripura is also called Chedinagari. Amongst 
the Brahmans it is famous as the site of the defeat of the demon 
Tripura by Siva. There can be no doubt, therefore, that the place 
is of great antiquity ; although it is probable that it was not the most 
ancient capital of the celebrated Chedi-des. At a very early period 
the whole of the country lying along the upper course of the Xarbada 
would appear to have been occupied by the Haihaya branch of the 
Yadavas. In the Maha-bharata several different persons are men¬ 
tioned as kings of Chedi; but as nothing is said about their relation¬ 
ship, they most probably belonged to different divisions of the country. 
It would seem therefore that, some time before the composition of the 
Mahabharata, the land of Chedi had already been divided into two or 
more independent states, of which one belonged to Raja Sisu-pala, 
whose capital is not mentioned; and another to the father of Chi- 
trangada, whose capital was Manipura. The capital of Chedi in the 
time of Raja Vasu is said to have been situated on the Suktimati 
River, which according to the Puranas has its rise in the Rikslia 
range of hills along with the Tons and the Xarbada. In later times 
we know that there were two great Haihaya States in Central India, 
viz., the kingdom of Alalia Kosala with Manipur for its capital, and 
the kingdom of Chedi proper with Tripura for its capital. But as the 
Haihayas of Kosala date their inscriptions in the Chedi or Kulacliuri 
Sam vat by name, we have an additional proof that their country 
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