This is a list of cities in South Asia thought to have been founded before the 8th century (before the rise of the Pala Empire). In alphabetical order * Amaravati * Anga Now as Bhagalpur * Bharuch * Now as kanyakumari * Badayun * Banbhore (now in Pakistan) * Barbarikon (now in Pakistan) * Bayana * Bhattiprolu * Bhinmal * Bhokardan * Bhubaneswar (Sisupalgarh) * Chandraketugarh * Chennai * Chunar * Chidambaram * Chirand * Coimbatore * Cuddalore * Cuttack * Debal (now in Pakistan) * Dhanyakataka * Dharmapuri * Dwarka * Erode * Garthapuri Now as Guntur / * Gwalior * Hampi * Hansi * Harappa (Now in Pakistan) * Jabalpur * Jaipur * Jhansi * Junagadh * Kalibangan * Kalinjar * Kalpi * Kanchipuram * Kannauj * Karur * Kaveripoompattinam * Keezhadi * Kod