Q 43. With reference to ancient South India, Korkai, Poompuhar, and Muchiri were well-known as
- capital cities
- ports
- centers of iron-and-steel trailing
- shrines of Jain Tirthankaras
Correct Answer: Option (b)
- Korkai was the port city of early Pandyas situated on the banks of the Thamirabarani near Bay of Bengal.
- Poompuhar is a town in the Mayiladuthurai district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was once a flourishing ancient port city known as Kaveri Poompattinam, which for a while served as the capital of the Early Chola kings in Tamilakam.
- Kodungallur is a town and a municipality in the Thrissur district (Kerala) and was known in ancient times as Mahodayapuram, Shinkli, Muchiri, Muziris, and Muyirikkodu.
- Hence, option (b) is correct.
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