Parama Kamboja Kingdom

Parama Kamboja Kingdom was mentioned in the epic Mahabharata to be on the far north west along with the Bahlika, Uttara Madra and Uttara Kuru countries. It is thought to be modern day Tajikistan, a Central Asian Republic. Arjuna had visited this place during his military campaign for Yudhisthira's Rajasuya sacrifice.

Lohan.paramaKambojan.Rishikan.uttaranapi (2.27.25).

The above Rishikas who are neighbors to the Parama Kambojas are known as northern (uttran) Rishikas. Like the Shakas, Pahlavas, Kambojas, Paradas, a section of the Rishikas had also migrated to west/south-west India prior to Christian era. There is an epic reference to a section of Rishikas who were located in Khandes in Maharashtra. They were the southern Rishikas. See also: Rishikas

A verse from the Udyoga Parava of Mahabharata attests that the Shakas, Pahlavas, Paradas, Kambojas-Rishikas were located on the western-sea shores in Anupa regions ( Anupadesa in/around Narbada/Tapti?) in south-western India:

Shakanam Pahlavana.n cha Daradanam cha ye nripah |

Kamboja.Rishika ye cha pashchim.anupakash cha ye ||5.5.15||

The Daradas in the above verse seems to be a copyist’s mistake for the Paradas since it were the Paradas (not the Daradas) who had formed a part of the well known 'pānca-ganah' (five-hordes) of the numerous Puranic texts. A section of Paradas had moved to western India around Christian era and are referenced as Pardane in Ptolemy’s Geography (Dr M. R. Singh).