Abhira people

The Abhira people were a legendary people mentioned in ancient Indian epics and scriptures as early as the Vedas. A historical people of the same name are mentioned in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. The Mahabharata describes them as living near the seashore and on the bank of the Sarasvati River, near Somnath in Gujarat and in the Matsya region also.

This article is about the ancient Abhira tribe. For other uses, see Abhira (disambiguation).
For the dynasty, see Abhira dynasty.
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