Historical Geography of Ancient India c7.418

c7.418

*Nagapatam taluk.*—It is a seaport in the present Tanjore district, once famous for the Buddhist images (*S.I.I.*, Vol. II, p. 48). It is situated about 10 miles south of Kārnikkāl known to Ptolemy as an important town. It became a centre of trade and of many religions including Buddhism long before it attracted the attention of European merchants and missionaries (Law, *Tribes in Ancient India*, p. 186).