Manasara Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Manasara-Shilpashastra; III. Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Manasara: Translation; V. Architecture of Manasara: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v1.c6.s20.176

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It is clear from the references that Nāgara was formerly the capital of Birbhum in Bengal; that Nāgara is the name of a famous port in Tanjore; that it is the name of an extensive division in Mysore; that a town named Nāgara and an ancient place called Nāgarakota are situated on the Bias in the district of Kangra, in the Punjab; that we find Nāgaravasti in Darbhanga, the town Nāgaraparken in Sindh and Nāgarakhas in the district of Basti; that there is a number of ancient villages in the Deccan called Nāgaram; and that Nāgara is the name of two rivers in North Bengal, the name of a village in the district of Dacca; and that of some 9 or 10 places, called Nāgara in Rajputana proper, three are towns; that a fortified village in the Santal Parganah is called Nāgara. The ancient Madhyamikā, which was once besieged by Menander, is now called Nāgarī near Chitor (Smith's History, p. 187). Hieun Tsiang also mentions Nāgara (modern Jellalabad) which was a province of ancient Kapiśa (Kādphisa), the people whereof were the followers of Buddha (see his *Travels*, Index).