Ariaca

Ariaca

Ariaca was a region of Western India beyond Barigaza, mentioned in ancient geographical sources.

According to the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, Ariaca was part of the kingdom of "Nambanus", though to be the Western Satrap ruler Nahapana ["History of the Andhras", Durga Prasad [http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:kO-fD4W50IQJ:202.41.85.234:8000/gw_44_5/hi-res/hcu_images/G2.pdf+Nambanus+Andhras&hl=ja&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=jp Source] ] :

Ptolemy further describes Ariaca as being composed of the cities of Suppara (Sopara), Dunga, Symilla emporim (Chaul), Balepatna, Hippocura, ending before the city of Mandagora. [Ptolemy, Geographia, Book 7]

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