Virk According to the Patanjali Bhashya (4.6-114), Ashtadhyayi (l-6-155), Mahabhasya( 4-2-154) and Kashikavarti (1-1-175), Raja Virk Vardhan built forts in: Kasrud (present-day Mandsor ) in central India Shakil ( Sialkot ) Sosaph Dathaaprastha Naudipur Koak Kandewa Mula Pava Datt Karkar Virkgary. According to Thakur Yugendrapal, the Virks are the Vahilkas (they are believed to be the founders of Bahawalpur ) who are mentioned in the Mahabharata and who took one-sixth of the income of the King Shalya , who was the king of the Madras and ruled over Madradesa (modern-day Sialkot). In the 4th century AD, they had a powerful kingdom. They were the contemporaries of the Gupta rulers. According to Brij Indra Bhaskar, in 428 AD, the Virk rulers performed a big Yagya near Bayana and constructed a pillar, on which they mentioned themselves as Virks. Rock inscriptions of Yasodharman have been found in Mandsor. Their reign in Malwa came to an end in 462 AD.
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