HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Nasik
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Srikakulam
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Tagara
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Surat
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Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is option 4) Pratishthan and Tagar.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many towns of the Satavahana Empire were centres of trade. The towns were called ‘Nigamas’. Paithan, Karle, Kanheri, Junnar and Nasik of Maharashtra, Dhanyaketa of Andra Pradesh and Vyjayanthi of Uttara Kannada district were the main centres of trade.
Detailed explanation-3: -The satavahanas encouraged both internal and foreign trade . Their kingdom had ports on both the western and eastern coasts. The ports were centres of brisk foreign trade with Arabia, Egypt, Iran and Rome to the west and with Burma (Myanmar) and Malaya to the east.
Detailed explanation-4: -Their capital was in Paithan or Pratishtan, in present-day Maharashtra.