History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c29.s1.t3.15

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According to *Mānasāra* a work of c. 11th century A.D. smallest town unit was 100×200×4 cubits and largest was 7200×14,000×4 cubits. *Mānasāra* suggests that the cities should be built near the sea, a river or a mountain and should have facilities for trade and commerce and should be laid either from east to west or from North to South, according to the site.