History
According to ancient history traced to Vedas, the Ravi River was known as Iravati (also spelt Airavati)
Part of the battle of the ten kings was fought on a River, which according to Yaska (Nirukta 9.26) refers to the Iravati River (Ravi River) in the Punjab.
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