1919.] The Ancient Town of Tagara. 3 
trict.” Paithan is not mentioned as occupying such a _ posi- 
tion 
Tt is an accepted historical occurrence that Raja Salivahana 
removed his capatal from Tagara to Paithan in the first century, 
A.D., to enable him to be better able to stem the tide of inva- 
sion from the north by the Parthian satraps pot man This 
historical fact will lose its value an impo Oo e 
towns claiming identification is admitted t6 this distinction. 
There can be no meaning in the transfer of the seat of Govern- 
ment from one place to another within such a short radius when 
the object for which the removal was effected is considered. 
The tide of foreign invasion could be as easily checked from 
the several places in the proximity of Paithan as from Paithan 
itself. But the transfer from Nagram would be justifiable 
ard reasonable on all grounds. It is too far to the east to 
enable one to control the operations on the frontier somewhere 
in Berar for ee the foreign invaders in those times of 
slow and laborious communication. 
(v) Nears traditions in the country around Nagram point 
to it as the capital of king Salivahana. In the vicinity of 
the locality famous for the exploits of the Potter King. There 
d pandits refer to Nagram as the capital of Raj 
Salivahana even in common talk. Nagram is historically as- 
serted as the capital of Raja Salivahana. 
Traditional evidence is thus entirely in favour of Nagram 
being the ancient Tagara. 
e Greeks mention Tagara as 10 days’ journey east 
from Pasties: Here the expression ‘“ 10 days’ j - 
stages, each stage being supposed to be covered in a day. 
Stages were never fixed to be equidistant, but the convenience 
to be obtained at each stage or halting place governed the 
motive about their fixation. The idea was that the haltin 
ain, the military stage is radix Tcaue ite the commer- 
cial stage or the pilgrim’s stage, and it cannot be definitely 
guessed as to which stage is meant here. The expression is 
vague, and no importance can be attached to it except to the 
nna mentioned. Nagram is right to the east of Paithan. 
: esides these seven data for emer there are two 
oer pats which I would like to dilate 
