1. kings wanted to show people their devotion towards their deity tats how temples developed
2. as kings built temples very soon these became pilgrimage centers
It means centres of trade done through water bodies in ancient India
the main towns of India
what is commercial town
This is a list of ancient Indian cities, the cities which were in existence before the eighth century AD.ArorRajapuraKannaujBivouBairatKalibanganSravastiSagalaSirkapTaxilaSitanagaramSomnathHansiTamralipta, now TamlukKumbhojKodumanalKalpiBhinmalUjjainUrayurMuzirisDwarkaOsianBayanaChunarSoparaAgrohaKurukshetraVidishaPaithanVallabhiKalinjarMaduraiKanchipuramKaveripattinamTirunelveliHampiThanjavur[edit]Cities and towns visited by Hsüan-tsangThe ancient Indian cities and towns visited by Xuanzang during his travel to India between 630 AD to 637 AD :This is a list of ancient Indian cities, the cities which were in existence before the eighth century AD.ArorRajapuraKannaujBivouBairatKalibanganSravastiSagalaSirkapTaxilaSitanagaramSomnathHansiTamralipta, now TamlukKumbhojKodumanalKalpiBhinmalUjjainUrayurMuzirisDwarkaOsianBayanaChunarSoparaAgrohaKurukshetraVidishaPaithanVallabhiKalinjarMaduraiKanchipuramKaveripattinamTirunelveliHampiThanjavur[edit]Cities and towns visited by Hsüan-tsangThe ancient Indian cities and towns visited by Xuanzang during his travel to India between 630 AD to 637 AD :UdyanaSwat ValleyBuner ValleyTaxilaKashmirChinabhukti (thought to be modern Firozpur)JalandharBairatMathuraMatipuraSankasyaKanyakubja (Kanauji)AyodhyaKausambiSravastiKapilavastuLumbiniKusinagaraSarnathVaranasiVaisaliPataliputra (Patna)Bodh GayaNalandaNew Delhi
There are more towns :)
because they just did
Abdul Rehman has written: 'Historic towns of Punjab' -- subject(s): Ancient Cities and towns, Antiquities, Cities and towns, Ancient, Cities and towns, Medieval, History, Local, Local History, Medieval Cities and towns
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Ramayana. The epic is part of itihasa. In the beginning, Sanjaya gives an elaborate list of hundreds of kingdoms, tribes, provinces, cities, towns, villages, rivers, mountains, forests, etc. of the (ancient) Indian Subcontinent
A number of towns developed around oases, linked by tracks through the desert. Many of these towns evolved into small trading centers.
NO
they developed the agriculture lead growth to the villages and towns
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