 The Sumerian trading partners of Magan are identified with Makran.In Varahamihira's Brihat Samhita, there is a mention of a tribe called "Makara" inhabiting the lands west of India.Arrian used the term "Ichthyophagi" (Ancient Greek for "fish eaters") for inhabitants of coastal areas, which has led to a suggestion to derive "Makran" from the modern Persian term "māhī khorān", meaning "fish eaters", but this derivation is considered "erroneous".