Topic summary
Abhira people
The Abhira people (Devanagari: आभीर) were a legendary people mentioned in ancient Indianepics and scriptures. 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.