Mauleya

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Mauleya (मौलेय) were ancient people mentioned in Mahabharata (II.48.14). They inhabited the banks of Mula River in Balochistan, Pakistan, hence called Mauleya.

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Sandhya Jain[1] mentions Mauleya (मौलेय) in the list of Mahabharata Tribes with unclear position in Kurukshetra War (p.128-146), who paid tribute to Yudhisthira (II. 48.14); dwelled on the banks of the Mula River in Baluchistan.

In Mahabharata

Mauleya (मौलेय) in Mahabharata (II.48.14)

Sabha Parva, Mahabharata/Book II Chapter 48 describes Kings who presented tributes to Yudhishthira. Mauleya (मौलेय) is mentioned in Mahabharata (II.48.14).[2].... the Amvashtas, the Kukuras, the Tarkshyas, the Vastrapas along with the Palhavas, the Vasatayas, the Mauleyas along with the Kshudrakas, and the Malavas, ....

मूला नदी

मूला नदी (AS, p.754): पंजाब की एक नदी जिसके तटवर्ती निवासी मौलेय कहलाते थे. [3]

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  1. Sandhya Jain: Adi Deo Arya Devata - A Panoramic View of Tribal-Hindu Cultural Interface, Rupa & Co, 7/16, Ansari Road Daryaganj, New Delhi, 2004 , p.139, sn. 175.
  2. अम्बष्ठाः कौकुरास तार्क्ष्या वस्त्रपाः पह्लवैः सह, वसातयः समौलेयाः सह क्षुद्रकमालवैः (II.48.14)
  3. Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.754