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routes) at least from the time of Ramayana and Mahabharata 68
brought this country and its economic product into lime light so
to find mention in Ptolemy's Geography69, Periplus of the Erythrean
Kautilya's Arthasastra.
sea,
70 It is very natural that a road of an international repute
when pass through a country, normally have an access to its capital
or other important cities. Similarly, the famous highway of our
age old time, connecting different important localities of Indian
sub continent with China in the east and Mediterranian in the
west, while passing through Kamrupa, seem to have enjoyed an
approach to its capital cities. Now, regarding the question of capital
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Earliest reference of Pragjyotishpur-Kamrupa has been found
in Ramayana and Mahabharata. The composition of these two
epics has been assigned to a wide period, viz., between 4th
century B.C. to 4th century A.D. The reference of Kamrupa in
the two epic proves that Kamrupa was an affordable tract for
other Indian communities.
Barpujari, H.K.: CHA, Vol.I, 1990, p.61.
Ptolemy's Geography (middle of the 2nd century A.D.) mention
the name of Kamrupa as Kirrhadia. (Winternitz, M.: A History of
Indian Literature, Vol. I, 1927,p.465) Scholars like to define the
term as a derivation of the Kirata population in Kamrupa.
Majumdar, S.N.: Ancient India as describe by Plolemy, 1927, pp. 191-92
An work of the last quarter of the 1st century A.D.
Kautilya's Arthasastra mention the name of various product from.
Kamrupa specially the Tailaparnik K.A. 2/11/61-65 (a resin
which when burnt send forth a pleasant smell) Barpujari,
H.K.(ed.) Op-cit, Vol.I, 1990, p.61 and other aromatic product of
Paralauhitya, (K.A. 2/11/66), along with different silk product
mainly Ari and Muga. (K.A.2/11/107-113). These products certainly
have huge demand in Indian market, that means these were
the item of exportable standard.