History · From State to Empire
UGC NET December 2024 History
Kanchi was a major city, which had its inland riverine port of:
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BTagadur
CNrapeyuru ✓ Correct
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Correct answer: (C) Nrapeyuru — The answer is Nrapeyuru.
Explanation
★The answer is Nrapeyuru.
★Kanchi, described in the Sangam poems, later became a famous temple city as the Pallava capital.
★It had its own inland port, Nrapeyuru or Nirpeyyaru.
★It is possible that present-day Nirpeyyaru was the port of Vasavasamudram mentioned in the sources.
★Located at the mouth of the Palar river, it connected Kanchi to the sea.
★Excavations there have yielded Roman double-handled jugs and rouletted pottery.
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