Guwahati was prosperous city during 700 AD
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Guwahati, August 02 2009: Guwahati, known as Pragjyotishpura earlier, was a very prosperous city during the 7 th to 8 th Century AD.

Historical evidences of the city's link with the Gangetic valley and South East Asia through trade routes, known as silk routes, are also there to prove the prosperity of the city during the period.

This is the observation of the outgoing Superintending Archaeologist of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Guwahati Circle Dr Sanjay Kumar Manjul, made before this correspondent on Thursday.

He also asserted that the habitations of the Pragjyotishpura city were located within a radius of 3 km, centering round Ambari and Uzanbazar.

The artifacts like the gold treated potteries, semi-precious beads, sculptures and other potteries of various shapes, found at the Ambari archaeological site, confirmed the affluence of the residents of the area.

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