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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|None}}<br /> <br /> {{more citations needed|date=September 2018}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}<br /> 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]]).<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;In alphabetical order&#039;&#039;<br /> *[[Amaravati]]<br /> *[[Anga]] (modern day [[Bhagalpur]])<br /> *[[Bharuch]]<br /> *[[Ayadhya]] (modern day [[kanyakumari]])<br /> *[[Badayun]]<br /> *[[Banbhore]] (now in [[Pakistan]])<br /> *[[Barbarikon]] (now in Pakistan)<br /> *[[Bayana]]<br /> *[[Bhattiprolu]]<br /> *[[Bhinmal]]<br /> *[[Bhokardan]] ([[Bhogavardhana]]) <br /> *[[Sisupalgarh]] (modern day [[Bhubaneswar]])<br /> *[[Chandraketugarh]]<br /> *[[Chennai]]<br /> *[[Chunar]]<br /> *[[Chidambaram]]<br /> *[[Chirand]]<br /> *[[Coimbatore]]<br /> *[[Cuddalore]]<br /> *[[Cuttack]]<br /> *[[Debal]] (now in Pakistan)<br /> *[[Dharanikota|Dhanyakataka]]<br /> *[[Dharmapuri]]<br /> *[[Dwarka]]<br /> *[[Erode]]<br /> *[[Garthapuri]] (modern day [[Guntur]] / [[గుంటూరు]])<br /> *[[Gwalior]]<br /> *[[Hampi]]<br /> *[[Hansi]]<br /> *[[Harappa]] (Now in [[Pakistan]])<br /> *[[Jabalpur]]<br /> *[[Jaipur]]<br /> *[[Jhansi]]<br /> *[[Junagadh]]<br /> *[[Kalibangan]]<br /> *[[Kalinjar]]<br /> *[[Kalpi]]<br /> *[[Kalyan]]<br /> *[[Kanchipuram]]<br /> *[[Kannauj]]<br /> *[[Karur]]<br /> *[[Kaveripoompattinam]]<br /> *[[Keezhadi]]<br /> *[[Kodumanal]]<br /> *[[Kollam]] (Quilon)<br /> *[[Kotivarsha]] ([[Devkot]])<br /> *[[Kumbakonam]]<br /> *[[Kumbhoj]]<br /> *[[Kurukshetra]]<br /> *[[Lothal]]<br /> *[[Gwalior#Lashkar|Lashkar]]<br /> *[[Madurai]]<br /> *[[Meluhha]] (now in Pakistan) <br /> *[[Mohenjo-Daro]] (Now in [[Pakistan]])<br /> *[[Mahabalipuram]]<br /> *[[Mangalore]] (earlier Kudla (local name), Mangalapuram, Kodial, Manjara, Manjalore, Maikala, and Mangaluru)<br /> *[[Mannargudi]]<br /> *[[Mayiladuthurai]]<br /> *[[Minnagara]] (now in Pakistan) <br /> *[[Muziris]] (modern day [[Kodungallur]])<br /> *[[Supaul|Matasya Kshetra]](Morden day [[Supaul]])<br /> *[[Nagapattinam]]<br /> *[[Nalanda]]<br /> *[[Namakkal]]<br /> *[[Nashik]]<br /> *[[Osian, Jodhpur|Osian]]<br /> *[[Regio Patalis|Patala]] (modern day [[Thatta]], now in Pakistan)<br /> *[[Pataliputra]]<br /> *[[Pithapuram|Pistapura]]<br /> *[[Poona]] (modern day [[Pune]]) <br /> *[[Purushapura]] (modern day [[Peshawer]], now in Pakistan )<br /> *[[Pushkalavati]] (modern day [[Charsadda]], now in Pakistan)<br /> *Prayag (modern day [[Prayagraj]])<br /> *[[Pratishthana]] (modern day [[Paithan]])<br /> *[[Pundravardhana]]<br /> *[[Pudumadam]] புதுமடம்<br /> *[[Puri]]<br /> *[[Pushkar]]<br /> *[[Rajagriha]] Now as [[Rajgir]]<br /> *[[Rajahmahendravaram]]<br /> *[[Rajapura]]<br /> *[[Ramanathapuram]]<br /> *[[Rameshwaram]]<br /> *[[Sagala]] (modern day [[Sialkot]], now in Pakistan)<br /> *[[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]<br /> *[[Sambhar Lake Town]] City of [[ Gopal Lal Jandu]]<br /> *[[Sambalpur]]<br /> *[[Sangrur]]<br /> *[[Saketa]] (modern day [[Ayodhya]])<br /> *[[Sirkap]] (Now in Pakistan)<br /> *[[Sirsukh]] (now in Pakistan) <br /> *[[Sitanagaram]]<br /> *[[Somnath]]<br /> *[[Sopara]] (modern day [[Nallasopara]])<br /> *[[Sravasti]]<br /> *[[Tamralipta]], now [[Tamluk]]<br /> *[[Taxila]] (earlier [[Takshashila]], now in Pakistan)<br /> *[[Thanjavur|Thanjavur (Tanjore)]]<br /> *[[Tiruchengode]]<br /> *[[Tiruchirappalli]] (earlier [[Uraiyur]])<br /> *[[Thirussivaperoor]] (modern day [[Thrissur]])<br /> *[[Tirunelveli]]<br /> *[[Tiruvannamalai]]<br /> *[[Tiruvarur]]<br /> *[[Tuni]]<br /> *[[Udaygiri Caves|Udayagiri]] (modern day [[Bhopal]])<br /> *[[Ujjain]] (earlier [[Ujjayini]], [[Avanti (India)|Avanti]])<br /> *[[Vadodara]] (earlier known with following names Viravati, Chandravati, Vadpatra and Baroda)<br /> *[[Vaishali (ancient city)|Vaishali]]<br /> *[[Vallabhi]]<br /> *[[Varanasi]]<br /> *[[Vellore]]<br /> *[[Vidisha]]<br /> *[[Bairat]] (modern day [[Viratnagar]])<br /> *[[Maisolos, Masalia, Masulipatnam, Masulipatam]], now [[Machilipatnam or Bandar]]<br /> *[[Vijayavata|Vijayavatika]] (modern day [[Vijayawada]])<br /> *[[Waltair]] (modern day [[Visakhapatnam]])<br /> *[[Vrindavan]]<br /> *[[Vellore]]<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [https://archive.org/details/GeographicalDictionaryOfAncientAndMediaevalIndia Geographical Dictionary Of Ancient And Mediaeval India] by Nundo Lal Dey<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Ancient Indian Cities}}<br /> [[Category:Ancient Indian cities| ]]<br /> [[Category:Lists of cities in India]]<br /> [[Category:Ancient history-related lists]]</div>

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