Historical Geography of Ancient India c7.106

c7.106

According to the *Mahāvaṃsa* (166, 197ff.) the Damiḷas who once invaded Laṅkā came from the Coḷa country. The Coḷas are mentioned in the *Vārttikas* of Kātyāyana. Coḷa is Tamil Sora, and is probably identical with Sora of Ptolemy (cf. Sora Regia Arcati). The Coḷa capital was Uraiyur (Uragapura), and their principal port was at Kāviripaṭṭanam or Pugār on the north bank of the Kāveri. For further details, vide B. C. Law, *Tribes in Ancient India*, pp. 186ff.