A History of Agriculture in India v1.c27.s3.3
A History of Agriculture in India v1.c27.s3.3
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v1.c27.s3.3
With the increase in agricultural production due to the use of iron tools, trade and commerce also flourished. About twenty cities are named in Buddhist literature. Seven of them only are reckoned by Thera Ananda as sufficiently important cities (maha-nagara), viz. Savatthi, Champa, Rajagaha, Saketa, Kosambi, Benares and Kusinara.