 It is likely that the Paramaras were not descended from the ancient Malavas, but came to be called "Malavas" after they started ruling the Malwa region named after the ancient Malavas.In the Yadava-prakasha's "Vijayanti" (c. 11th century), Avanti (the area around Ujjain) and Malava are stated to be identical.Thus, it appears that the present-day definition of Malwa became popular in the later half of the 10th century.