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Which Chinese traveler recorded the name Maharashtra in the 7th century?
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Maharashtra
Ajanta Caves in north-central Maharashtra state, India.
The Chinese traveler who recorded the name Maharashtra in the 7th century was Xuanzang.1
Xuanzang was a Buddhist monk who traveled to India during the 7th century to study Buddhism. His written accounts, along with a 7th-century inscription, provide the earliest references to the name Maharashtra as it pertains to the western upland of the Deccan plateau.21