Abhira Kingdom
The Abhira kingdom in the Mahabharata is either of two kingdoms near the Sarasvati river.
They were dominated by the Abhiras, sometimes referred to as Surabhira also, combining both Sura and Abhira kingdoms. Modern day Abhira territory lies within Northern areas of Gujarat and Southern Rajasthan, India. King Sivadatta was probably the founder of the Abhira/ahira kingdom.The Abhiras ruled western Maharashtra which included Nasik, Aparanta, Lata
and KhandeshAccording to historian Sudhakar Chattopadhyaya the abhira kingdom was far more extended in South India.
