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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]] | *[[Anga]] (modern day [[Bhagalpur]]) | ||
*[[Bharuch]] | *[[Bharuch]] | ||
*[[Ayadhya]] | *[[Ayadhya]] (modern day [[kanyakumari]]) | ||
*[[Badayun]] | *[[Badayun]] | ||
*[[Banbhore]] (now in [[Pakistan]]) | *[[Banbhore]] (now in [[Pakistan]]) | ||
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*[[Bhinmal]] | *[[Bhinmal]] | ||
*[[Bhokardan]] ([[Bhogavardhana]]) | *[[Bhokardan]] ([[Bhogavardhana]]) | ||
*[[ | *[[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]] | *[[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]] | *[[Muziris]] (modern day [[Kodungallur]]) | ||
*[[Supaul|Matasya Kshetra]](Morden day [[Supaul]]) | |||
*[[Nagapattinam]] | *[[Nagapattinam]] | ||
*[[Nalanda]] | *[[Nalanda]] | ||
*[[Namakkal]] | |||
*[[Nashik]] | *[[Nashik]] | ||
*[[Osian, Jodhpur|Osian]] | *[[Osian, Jodhpur|Osian]] | ||
*[[Regio Patalis|Patala]] (modern day [[Thatta]], now in Pakistan) | |||
*[[Regio Patalis|Patala]] (modern day | |||
*[[Pataliputra]] | *[[Pataliputra]] | ||
*[[Pithapuram|Pistapura]] | *[[Pithapuram|Pistapura]] | ||
*[[Poona]] ( | *[[Poona]] (modern day [[Pune]]) | ||
*[[Purushapura]] (modern day | *[[Purushapura]] (modern day [[Peshawer]], now in Pakistan ) | ||
*[[Pushkalavati]] (modern day | *[[Pushkalavati]] (modern day [[Charsadda]], now in Pakistan) | ||
*Prayag ( | *Prayag (modern day [[Prayagraj]]) | ||
*[[Pratishthana]] (modern day [[Paithan]]) | |||
*[[Pundravardhana]] | *[[Pundravardhana]] | ||
*[[Pudumadam]] புதுமடம் | *[[Pudumadam]] புதுமடம் | ||
*[[Puri]] | *[[Puri]] | ||
*[[Pushkar]] | *[[Pushkar]] | ||
*[[Rajagriha]] Now as [[Rajgir]] | *[[Rajagriha]] Now as [[Rajgir]] | ||
*[[Rajahmahendravaram]] | *[[Rajahmahendravaram]] | ||
*[[Rajapura]] | *[[Rajapura]] | ||
*[[Sagala]] (modern day | *[[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]] | *[[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]] | *[[Thirussivaperoor]] (modern day [[Thrissur]]) | ||
*[[Tirunelveli]] | *[[Tirunelveli]] | ||
*[[Tiruvannamalai]] | |||
*[[Tiruvarur]] | *[[Tiruvarur]] | ||
*[[Udaygiri Caves|Udayagiri]]( | *[[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 [[ | *[[Bairat]] (modern day [[Viratnagar]]) | ||
*[[Vijayavata|Vijayavatika]] | *[[Maisolos, Masalia, Masulipatnam, Masulipatam]], now [[Machilipatnam or Bandar]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Vijayavata|Vijayavatika]] (modern day [[Vijayawada]]) | ||
*[[Waltair]] (modern day [[Visakhapatnam]]) | |||
*[[Vrindavan]] | *[[Vrindavan]] | ||
*[[Vellore]] | *[[Vellore]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:26, 9 March 2026
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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 (modern day Bhagalpur)
- Bharuch
- Ayadhya (modern day kanyakumari)
- Badayun
- Banbhore (now in Pakistan)
- Barbarikon (now in Pakistan)
- Bayana
- Bhattiprolu
- Bhinmal
- Bhokardan (Bhogavardhana)
- Sisupalgarh (modern day Bhubaneswar)
- Chandraketugarh
- Chennai
- Chunar
- Chidambaram
- Chirand
- Coimbatore
- Cuddalore
- Cuttack
- Debal (now in Pakistan)
- Dhanyakataka
- Dharmapuri
- Dwarka
- Erode
- Garthapuri (modern day Guntur / గుంటూరు)
- Gwalior
- Hampi
- Hansi
- Harappa (Now in Pakistan)
- Jabalpur
- Jaipur
- Jhansi
- Junagadh
- Kalibangan
- Kalinjar
- Kalpi
- Kalyan
- Kanchipuram
- Kannauj
- Karur
- Kaveripoompattinam
- Keezhadi
- Kodumanal
- Kollam (Quilon)
- Kotivarsha (Devkot)
- Kumbakonam
- Kumbhoj
- Kurukshetra
- Lothal
- Lashkar
- Madurai
- Meluhha (now in Pakistan)
- Mohenjo-Daro (Now in Pakistan)
- Mahabalipuram
- Mangalore (earlier Kudla (local name), Mangalapuram, Kodial, Manjara, Manjalore, Maikala, and Mangaluru)
- Mannargudi
- Mayiladuthurai
- Minnagara (now in Pakistan)
- Muziris (modern day Kodungallur)
- Matasya Kshetra(Morden day Supaul)
- Nagapattinam
- Nalanda
- Namakkal
- Nashik
- Osian
- Patala (modern day Thatta, now in Pakistan)
- Pataliputra
- Pistapura
- Poona (modern day Pune)
- Purushapura (modern day Peshawer, now in Pakistan )
- Pushkalavati (modern day Charsadda, now in Pakistan)
- Prayag (modern day Prayagraj)
- Pratishthana (modern day Paithan)
- Pundravardhana
- Pudumadam புதுமடம்
- Puri
- Pushkar
- Rajagriha Now as Rajgir
- Rajahmahendravaram
- Rajapura
- Ramanathapuram
- Rameshwaram
- Sagala (modern day Sialkot, now in Pakistan)
- Salem
- Sambhar Lake Town City of Gopal Lal Jandu
- Sambalpur
- Sangrur
- Saketa (modern day Ayodhya)
- Sirkap (Now in Pakistan)
- Sirsukh (now in Pakistan)
- Sitanagaram
- Somnath
- Sopara (modern day Nallasopara)
- Sravasti
- Tamralipta, now Tamluk
- Taxila (earlier Takshashila, now in Pakistan)
- Thanjavur (Tanjore)
- Tiruchengode
- Tiruchirappalli (earlier Uraiyur)
- Thirussivaperoor (modern day Thrissur)
- Tirunelveli
- Tiruvannamalai
- Tiruvarur
- Tuni
- Udayagiri (modern day Bhopal)
- Ujjain (earlier Ujjayini, Avanti)
- Vadodara (earlier known with following names Viravati, Chandravati, Vadpatra and Baroda)
- Vaishali
- Vallabhi
- Varanasi
- Vellore
- Vidisha
- Bairat (modern day Viratnagar)
- Maisolos, Masalia, Masulipatnam, Masulipatam, now Machilipatnam or Bandar
- Vijayavatika (modern day Vijayawada)
- Waltair (modern day Visakhapatnam)
- Vrindavan
- Vellore
External links[edit | edit source]
- Geographical Dictionary Of Ancient And Mediaeval India by Nundo Lal Dey