An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s18.14
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s18.14
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In the upper Deccan [4.18.9] such sites as PAITHAN and TER came into prominence in Sātavāhana times; earlier towns seem to be absent, though an unidentified Potana or Potali is mentioned in the Pāli texts as the capital of Assaka (Aśmaka), one of the *mahā-janapadas*. The flourishing trade that Paithan and Ter enjoyed with the w. world was the source of their prosperity.