[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c9.s18.14 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s18.14 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s18.14 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c9.s18.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s18.14) 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. - [Previous: v1.c9.s18.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s18.13) - [Next: v1.c9.s18.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s18.15) - [Up: v1.c9.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s18) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s18.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s18.14) · Pramāṇa