RULE id: saṅgītaśāstra (1414)
SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_II_p157)
SCOPE: tradition_name family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE)
CONCEPT: Saṅgītaśāstra
STATUS: canonical

ASSERTIONS:
  - [attribution] The first reference to ethnic groups in Saṅgītaśāstra occurs in this text, with eight ethnic names cited in relation to deśī music.
    -- p.vol_II_p157 "This is the first reference to ethnic groups in Saṅgītaśāstra in extant texts."

CITED_RULES:
  - desi  (attribution)

CONFIDENCE: canonical
PROTECT: true