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	~~[[File:India 250 BC.jpg\|thumb\|Ancient India during the [[Mauryan Empire]] (250 BC)]]~~
	This is a list of cities in [[South Asia]] thought to have been founded before the 8th century (before the rise of the [[Pala Empire]]).		This is a list of cities in [[South Asia]] thought to have been founded before the 8th century (before the rise of the [[Pala Empire]]).

	''In alphabetical order''		''In alphabetical order''
	*[[Amaravati]]		*[[Amaravati]]
	*[[Anga]] ~~Now as~~ [[Bhagalpur]]		*[[Anga]] (modern day [[Bhagalpur]])
	*[[Bharuch]]		*[[Bharuch]]
	*[[Ayadhya]] ~~Now as~~ [[kanyakumari]]		*[[Ayadhya]] (modern day [[kanyakumari]])
	*[[Badayun]]		*[[Badayun]]
	*[[Banbhore]] (now in [[Pakistan]])		*[[Banbhore]] (now in [[Pakistan]])
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	*[[Bhinmal]]		*[[Bhinmal]]
	*[[Bhokardan]] ([[Bhogavardhana]])		*[[Bhokardan]] ([[Bhogavardhana]])
	*[[~~Bhubaneswar~~]] ([[~~Sisupalgarh~~]])		*[[Sisupalgarh]] (modern day [[Bhubaneswar]])
	*[[Chandraketugarh]]		*[[Chandraketugarh]]
	*[[Chennai]]		*[[Chennai]]
	*[[Chunar]]		*[[Chunar]]
			*[[Chidambaram]]
	*[[Chirand]]		*[[Chirand]]
			*[[Coimbatore]]
			*[[Cuddalore]]
	*[[Cuttack]]		*[[Cuttack]]
	*[[Debal]] (now in Pakistan)		*[[Debal]] (now in Pakistan)
	*[[Dharanikota\|Dhanyakataka]]		*[[Dharanikota\|Dhanyakataka]]
			*[[Dharmapuri]]
	*[[Dwarka]]		*[[Dwarka]]
	*[[Garthapuri]] ~~Now as~~ [[Guntur]] / [[గుంటూరు]]		*[[Erode]]
			*[[Garthapuri]] (modern day [[Guntur]] / [[గుంటూరు]])
	*[[Gwalior]]		*[[Gwalior]]
	*[[Hampi]]		*[[Hampi]]
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	*[[Jaipur]]		*[[Jaipur]]
	*[[Jhansi]]		*[[Jhansi]]
			*[[Junagadh]]
	*[[Kalibangan]]		*[[Kalibangan]]
	*[[Kalinjar]]		*[[Kalinjar]]
	*[[Kalpi]]		*[[Kalpi]]
			*[[Kalyan]]
	*[[Kanchipuram]]		*[[Kanchipuram]]
	*[[Kannauj]]		*[[Kannauj]]
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	*[[Keezhadi]]		*[[Keezhadi]]
	*[[Kodumanal]]		*[[Kodumanal]]
			*[[Kollam]] (Quilon)
	*[[Kotivarsha]] ([[Devkot]])		*[[Kotivarsha]] ([[Devkot]])
	*[[Kumbakonam]]		*[[Kumbakonam]]
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	*[[Meluhha]] (now in Pakistan)		*[[Meluhha]] (now in Pakistan)
	*[[Mohenjo-Daro]] (Now in [[Pakistan]])		*[[Mohenjo-Daro]] (Now in [[Pakistan]])
			*[[Mahabalipuram]]
			*[[Mangalore]] (earlier Kudla (local name), Mangalapuram, Kodial, Manjara, Manjalore, Maikala, and Mangaluru)
	*[[Mannargudi]]		*[[Mannargudi]]
	*[[Mayiladuthurai]]		*[[Mayiladuthurai]]
	*[[Minnagara]] (now in Pakistan)		*[[Minnagara]] (now in Pakistan)
	*[[Muziris]] ~~Now as~~ [[Kodungallur]]		*[[Muziris]] (modern day [[Kodungallur]])
			*[[Supaul\|Matasya Kshetra]](Morden day [[Supaul]])
	*[[Nagapattinam]]		*[[Nagapattinam]]
	*[[Nalanda]]		*[[Nalanda]]
			*[[Namakkal]]
	*[[Nashik]]		*[[Nashik]]
	*[[Osian, Jodhpur\|Osian]]		*[[Osian, Jodhpur\|Osian]]
	*[[Paithan]]		*[[Regio Patalis\|Patala]] (modern day [[Thatta]], now in Pakistan)
	*[[Regio Patalis\|Patala]] (modern day's [[Thatta]], now in Pakistan)
	*[[Pataliputra]]		*[[Pataliputra]]
	*[[Pithapuram\|Pistapura]]		*[[Pithapuram\|Pistapura]]
	*[[Poona]] (~~now known as pune~~)		*[[Poona]] (modern day [[Pune]])
	*[[Purushapura]] (modern day's [[Peshawer]], now in Pakistan )		*[[Purushapura]] (modern day [[Peshawer]], now in Pakistan )
	*[[Pushkalavati]] (modern day's [[Charsadda]], now in Pakistan)		*[[Pushkalavati]] (modern day [[Charsadda]], now in Pakistan)
	*Prayag (in modern [[~~Allahabad~~]])		*Prayag (modern day [[Prayagraj]])
			*[[Pratishthana]] (modern day [[Paithan]])
	*[[Pundravardhana]]		*[[Pundravardhana]]
	*[[Pudumadam]] புதுமடம்		*[[Pudumadam]] புதுமடம்
	*[[Puri]]		*[[Puri]]
	*[[Pushkar]]		*[[Pushkar]]
	*[[Quilon\|Quilon(Coulão)]]
	*[[Rajagriha]] Now as [[Rajgir]]		*[[Rajagriha]] Now as [[Rajgir]]
	*[[Rajahmahendravaram]]		*[[Rajahmahendravaram]]
	*[[Rajapura]]		*[[Rajapura]]
	*[[Sagala]] (modern day's [[Sialkot]], now in Pakistan)		*[[Ramanathapuram]]
			*[[Rameshwaram]]
			*[[Sagala]] (modern day [[Sialkot]], now in Pakistan)
			*[[Salem, Tamil Nadu\|Salem]]
			*[[Sambhar Lake Town]] City of [[ Gopal Lal Jandu]]
			*[[Sambalpur]]
	*[[Sangrur]]		*[[Sangrur]]
	*[[Saketa]] ~~Now as~~ [[Ayodhya]]		*[[Saketa]] (modern day [[Ayodhya]])
	*[[Sirkap]] (Now in Pakistan)		*[[Sirkap]] (Now in Pakistan)
	*[[Sirsukh]] (now in Pakistan)		*[[Sirsukh]] (now in Pakistan)
	*[[Sitanagaram]]		*[[Sitanagaram]]
	*[[Somnath]]		*[[Somnath]]
	*[[Sopara]]		*[[Sopara]] (modern day [[Nallasopara]])
	*[[Sravasti]]		*[[Sravasti]]
	*[[Tamralipta]], now [[Tamluk]]		*[[Tamralipta]], now [[Tamluk]]
	*[[Taxila]] (earlier [[Takshashila]], now in Pakistan)		*[[Taxila]] (earlier [[Takshashila]], now in Pakistan)
	*[[Thanjavur\|Thanjavur (Tanjore)]]		*[[Thanjavur\|Thanjavur (Tanjore)]]
			*[[Tiruchengode]]
	*[[Tiruchirappalli]] (earlier [[Uraiyur]])		*[[Tiruchirappalli]] (earlier [[Uraiyur]])
	*[[Thirussivaperoor]] ~~Now as~~ [[Thrissur~~(Trichur)~~]]		*[[Thirussivaperoor]] (modern day [[Thrissur]])
	*[[Tirunelveli]]		*[[Tirunelveli]]
			*[[Tiruvannamalai]]
	*[[Tiruvarur]]		*[[Tiruvarur]]
	*[[Udaygiri Caves\|Udayagiri]](~~now~~ [[Bhopal]])		*[[Tuni]]
	*[[Ujjain]](earlier [[Ujjayini]], [[Avanti (India)\|Avanti]])		*[[Udaygiri Caves\|Udayagiri]] (modern day [[Bhopal]])
	*[[Vadodara]](earlier known with following names Viravati, Chandravati, Vadpatra and Baroda)		*[[Ujjain]] (earlier [[Ujjayini]], [[Avanti (India)\|Avanti]])
	*[[Vaishali (ancient city)]]		*[[Vadodara]] (earlier known with following names Viravati, Chandravati, Vadpatra and Baroda)
			*[[Vaishali (ancient city)\|Vaishali]]
	*[[Vallabhi]]		*[[Vallabhi]]
	*[[Varanasi]]		*[[Varanasi]]
			*[[Vellore]]
	*[[Vidisha]]		*[[Vidisha]]
	*[[Bairat]], now [[~~Viratnagar~~]]		*[[Bairat]] (modern day [[Viratnagar]])
	*[[Vijayavata\|Vijayavatika]]~~, now~~ [[Vijayawada]]		*[[Maisolos, Masalia, Masulipatnam, Masulipatam]], now [[Machilipatnam or Bandar]]
	*[[~~Visakhapatnam~~]](~~earlier~~[[~~Waltair~~]])		*[[Vijayavata\|Vijayavatika]] (modern day [[Vijayawada]])
			*[[Waltair]] (modern day [[Visakhapatnam]])
	*[[Vrindavan]]		*[[Vrindavan]]
	*[[Vellore]]		*[[Vellore]]

2409:4043:11:5B2:5D24:3FB9:91EB:AF8 at 18:41, 12 September 2021

2021-09-12T18:41:21Z

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{{moresources|date=September 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
[[File:India 250 BC.jpg|thumb|Ancient India during the [[Mauryan Empire]] (250 BC)]]
This is a list of cities in [[South Asia]] thought to have been founded before the 8th century (before the rise of the [[Pala Empire]]).

''In alphabetical order''
*[[Amaravati]]
*[[Anga]] Now as [[Bhagalpur]]
*[[Bharuch]]
*[[Ayadhya]] Now as [[kanyakumari]]
*[[Badayun]]
*[[Banbhore]] (now in [[Pakistan]])
*[[Barbarikon]] (now in Pakistan)
*[[Bayana]]
*[[Bhattiprolu]]
*[[Bhinmal]]
*[[Bhokardan]] ([[Bhogavardhana]])
*[[Bhubaneswar]] ([[Sisupalgarh]])
*[[Chandraketugarh]]
*[[Chennai]]
*[[Chunar]]
*[[Chirand]]
*[[Cuttack]]
*[[Debal]] (now in Pakistan)
*[[Dharanikota|Dhanyakataka]]
*[[Dwarka]]
*[[Garthapuri]] Now as [[Guntur]] / [[గుంటూరు]]
*[[Gwalior]]
*[[Hampi]]
*[[Hansi]]
*[[Harappa]] (Now in [[Pakistan]])
*[[Jabalpur]]
*[[Jaipur]]
*[[Jhansi]]
*[[Kalibangan]]
*[[Kalinjar]]
*[[Kalpi]]
*[[Kanchipuram]]
*[[Kannauj]]
*[[Karur]]
*[[Kaveripoompattinam]]
*[[Keezhadi]]
*[[Kodumanal]]
*[[Kotivarsha]] ([[Devkot]])
*[[Kumbakonam]]
*[[Kumbhoj]]
*[[Kurukshetra]]
*[[Lothal]]
*[[Gwalior#Lashkar|Lashkar]]
*[[Madurai]]
*[[Meluhha]] (now in Pakistan)
*[[Mohenjo-Daro]] (Now in [[Pakistan]])
*[[Mannargudi]]
*[[Mayiladuthurai]]
*[[Minnagara]] (now in Pakistan)
*[[Muziris]] Now as [[Kodungallur]]
*[[Nagapattinam]]
*[[Nalanda]]
*[[Nashik]]
*[[Osian, Jodhpur|Osian]]
*[[Paithan]]
*[[Regio Patalis|Patala]] (modern day's [[Thatta]], now in Pakistan)
*[[Pataliputra]]
*[[Pithapuram|Pistapura]]
*[[Poona]] (now known as pune)
*[[Purushapura]] (modern day's [[Peshawer]], now in Pakistan )
*[[Pushkalavati]] (modern day's [[Charsadda]], now in Pakistan)
*Prayag (in modern [[Allahabad]])
*[[Pundravardhana]]
*[[Pudumadam]] புதுமடம்
*[[Puri]]
*[[Pushkar]]
*[[Quilon|Quilon(Coulão)]]
*[[Rajagriha]] Now as [[Rajgir]]
*[[Rajahmahendravaram]]
*[[Rajapura]]
*[[Sagala]] (modern day's [[Sialkot]], now in Pakistan)
*[[Sangrur]]
*[[Saketa]] Now as [[Ayodhya]]
*[[Sirkap]] (Now in Pakistan)
*[[Sirsukh]] (now in Pakistan)
*[[Sitanagaram]]
*[[Somnath]]
*[[Sopara]]
*[[Sravasti]]
*[[Tamralipta]], now [[Tamluk]]
*[[Taxila]] (earlier [[Takshashila]], now in Pakistan)
*[[Thanjavur|Thanjavur (Tanjore)]]
*[[Tiruchirappalli]] (earlier [[Uraiyur]])
*[[Thirussivaperoor]] Now as [[Thrissur(Trichur)]]
*[[Tirunelveli]]
*[[Tiruvarur]]
*[[Udaygiri Caves|Udayagiri]](now [[Bhopal]])
*[[Ujjain]](earlier [[Ujjayini]], [[Avanti (India)|Avanti]])
*[[Vadodara]](earlier known with following names Viravati, Chandravati, Vadpatra and Baroda)
*[[Vaishali (ancient city)]]
*[[Vallabhi]]
*[[Varanasi]]
*[[Vidisha]]
*[[Bairat]], now [[Viratnagar]]
*[[Vijayavata|Vijayavatika]], now [[Vijayawada]]
*[[Visakhapatnam]](earlier[[Waltair]])
*[[Vrindavan]]
*[[Vellore]]

==External links==
* [https://archive.org/details/GeographicalDictionaryOfAncientAndMediaevalIndia Geographical Dictionary Of Ancient And Mediaeval India] by Nundo Lal Dey

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