List of ancient Indian cities
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).
Ancient India during the Mauryan Empire (250 BC)
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
- Chidambaram
- Chirand
- Coimbatore
- Cuddalore
- Cuttack
- Debal (now in Pakistan)
- Dhanyakataka
- Dharmapuri
- Dwarka
- Erode
- Garthapuri Now as Guntur / గుంటూరు
- Gwalior
- Hampi
- Hansi
- Harappa (Now in Pakistan)
- Jabalpur
- Jaipur
- Jhansi
- Junagadh
- Kalibangan
- Kalinjar
- Kalpi
- 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
- Mannargudi
- Mayiladuthurai
- Minnagara (now in Pakistan)
- Muziris Now as Kodungallur
- Nagapattinam
- Nalanda
- Namakkal
- Nashik
- Osian
- Paithan
- Patala (modern day's Thatta, now in Pakistan)
- Pataliputra
- 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 Prayagraj)
- Pratishthana
- Pundravardhana
- Pudumadam புதுமடம்
- Puri
- Pushkar
- Rajagriha Now as Rajgir
- Rajahmahendravaram
- Rajapura
- Ramanathapuram
- Rameshwaram
- Sagala (modern day's Sialkot, now in Pakistan)
- Salem
- Sambhar Lake Town City of Gopal Lal Jandu
- 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 (Tanjore)
- Tiruchengode
- Tiruchirappalli (earlier Uraiyur)
- Thirussivaperoor Now as Thrissur(Trichur)
- Tirunelveli
- Tiruvannamalai
- Tiruvarur
- Tuni
- Udayagiri(now Bhopal)
- Ujjain(earlier Ujjayini, Avanti)
- Vadodara(earlier known with following names Viravati, Chandravati, Vadpatra and Baroda)
- Vaishali (ancient city)
- Vallabhi
- Varanasi
- Vellore
- Vidisha
- Bairat, now Viratnagar
- Maisolos, Masalia, Masulipatnam, Masulipatam, now Machilipatnam or Bandar
- Vijayavatika, now Vijayawada
- Visakhapatnam(earlierWaltair)
- Vrindavan
- Vellore
External links
- Geographical Dictionary Of Ancient And Mediaeval India by Nundo Lal Dey
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