Historical Geography of Ancient India c7.39

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c7.39

The capital city of the Aśmakas or Assakas was Potana or Potali, the Paudanya of the *Mahābhārata* (I, 77, 47). At one time the city of Potali was included in the kingdom of Kāśī. According to the *Assaka-Jātaka* (*Jāt.*, II, 155) there was a king named Assaka who reigned in Potali which is stated therein to be a city in the kingdom of Kāśī.

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Jātaka — Pāli
Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit