of Ptolemy should be located in the east of Kashgar i.e. in Tarim Basin. Some writers, however, assert that Uttarakuru was the name for the vast area lying north of Himalaya and extending as far as Arctic Circle. Some people tend to identify the Uttarakurus and the Uttaramadras with the ancestors of the Tocharian (Uttarakuru = Tokhari) branch of Indo-Europeans, located to the north of the Himalayas Tokhari or Tukharas, the later Yucchis, are the same as the Rishikas of Mahabharata. See also Kingdoms of Ancient India Kuru Kingdom References Bibliography Geographical Data in Early Puranas, 1972, Dr M. R. Singh Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli External links Valmiki Ramayana - Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 43 About UttaraKurus, Kuru/Puru and The Madras/Uttara-Madras Pali Definition of Uttarakuru Locations in Hindu mythology Human migration Ancient Central Asia Foreign relations of ancient India