alleryThe Periplus of the Erythraean Sea names Pratishthana and which other Satavahana trade centre?
ATaxila
BTagara
CMathura
DPurushapura
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Tagara
1. The Periplus is a Greek-Roman trade account.
2. It mentions two important Satavahana trade centres: Pratishthana and Tagara.
3. Taxila, Mathura and Purushapura were in the north, outside the Satavahana base.
_Source: Wikipedia, Satavahana dynasty, Economy_
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