 washim () is a city and a municipal council in washim district in the indian state of maharashtra. washim is the district headquarters of washim district. ==etymology== washim was known earlier as vatsagulma and it was the seat of power of the vakataka dynasty. sarvasena the second son of pravarsena i was the founder of vatsagulma or washim of today. his forth generation son harishena was one of the main patrons of the ajanta caves world heritage site. the house of vakataka & their last generations supported buddhism and supported all buddhist arts. ==history== washim, it is the place where vatsa rishi performed penance and where many gods came to bless him as a result of which it came to be known as vatsagulma. its mention as vatsagulma is traced in padma. in the treta yuga, the second age, this country was a part of the dandakaranya, or dandaka jungle, and the rishi vatsa had his ashram hermitage at this place. vakatakas which is known as the vatsagulma branch of the vakatakas. the existence of this branch of the vakatakas was unknown until the discovery of the washim plates in 1939. the founder of this family was sarvasena mentioned in t
Cities_and_towns_in_Washim_district Former_capital_cities_in_India Talukas_in_Maharashtra