Several early Stone Age or Lower Paleolithic habitations have been excavated in eastern Malwa. The name "Malwa" is derived from the name of the ancient Indian tribe of "Malavas". The name "Malava" is said to be derived from the Sanskrit term "Malav", which means "part of the abode of "Lakshmi"". The location of the Malwa or "Moholo", mentioned by the 7th-century Chinese traveller Xuanzang, is plausibly identified with present-day Gujarat. The region is cited as "Malibah" in Arabic records, such as "Kamilu-t Tawarikh" by Ibn Asir.