290 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. {May, 1908. 
Praijapana), the nine Soups of Ariyas included Tamalitti Van- 
gaya F Sues: a in Vanga 
The medieval Buddhists, specially the Chinese pilgrims, 
mentioned the town several times’as the port where merchants and 
others embarked for Ceylon and further East. Fa-hian described 
it as being ‘‘at the sea mouth,” nearly 50 yojanas eastwards from 
Chen-po (Campa); and here he shipped himself for Ceylon on 
oard a great paleo vessel.? According to the Records, the 
capital, above 10 li in circuit, was near an inlet of the sea 
Lun, the Corean, remarked : “ This is the place for embarking for 
China from East mene and close to the sea.” I-ching, Hwui- 
Lun and Hiuen-ta ® put its distance from Nalanda monastery at 
60 or 70 yojanas (stages 
In the story of Mitragupta, Damalipta is described as being 
among the Suhmas, close to the sea and not far from the Ganges, 
frequented by sea-going boats of Yavanas and others, and on the 
whole prosperous. That it was a centre of much trade with 
krit7; and its ition oe the eastern sea is mentioned in the 
Katha-sarit-sagara (III, 4. 291, Dan ralipeik 
The above references speak o times, the one in the inscrip- 
tion being not later than eight or ninth century A.D, Since then 
the town must have deteriorated immensely, as it is not mentioned in 
The channel silted u sme has now disap og and with 
its deterioration Tamluk ceased to be a sea-going haven, while 
Hijli rose into importance. Political changes probably hastened 
its downfall. It was annexed to Orissan kingdom by the powerful 

: Sacred en ee of the Jainas, Weber, Ind. Ant., te p- 375. 
Fo-kuo-chi, Ch. XVII, Beal, introduction, p. 1xx 
3 rie, Beal, p. ig 
4 Takakusu, I-tsing, PP. a 211. 
sie, ‘Beal, introduc xxviii. (Hwui-Lun), p. xxx, (Hiuen-ta). 
6 Dasa-kumdara- earita, per ferris a 8 P. Ed.), pp pee, 176-177. 
udhpani rock inscription of Udayam fina, ine 3,—A 
nijo 

[t=sa] maye va bhrataras-trayah | Taémalipti [ma= Aly ick yayuh 
pti vanijyaya || , II, 345. Tamralipta, Brhat-kat ri, 
Lam II, story oS fi nes vv. 167, 173,185; Lamb. IX, story 
fourth (Vinayavatl), ¥ Lamb X, story eighth (Kensie: v. 209. Tam- 
ralipti, Kathd-sarit- “saga ra ee II, Taranga fifth, v. 54; Lamb. XII, 
Tar. xiv. (Vetal venth), v. 58. 
8 Hemacandra, 979,—Tamaliptam Démaliptam Tamalipti Tamdlini 
Tri-Kanda-aesa, II, 191, Velakilam Tamaliptam Témalipti Tamdalika. The 
last synonym, Tamdlika. mi i rise to modern Tam 
De Barros, (1553-1613); Blaev iene In aio aa he 
channel is not shown, having been nearly si up. It he first 
p to 
name Tamboli, In Rennell’s oo plate vIL iti is Rae's as rretittnes eee. 

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