Argalou

Information from the Periplus

Ancient Toponym: Argalou
Place Type: Unspecified
Route: Eastern route
Next on Route: Kamara
Ancient Area: India
Periplus Chapter: PME, Ch. 59

Topographic info

Longitude 77.5
Latitude 12.5
Location Source: Pleiades

Modern Identification: Uraiyur
Modern Country: India

Passage from the Periplus

Beyond Komar the region extends as far as Kolchoi, where diving for pearls goes on; it is carried out by convicts. The region is under King Pandion. After Kolchoi. . . comes the Strand, bordering a bay with, inland, a region named Argaru. In one place . . . along i t . . . pearls are gathered. It exports the cotton garments called Argaritides. (from the Casson translation)

Bibliography

Ancient source: Ptolemy 7.1.11

Bibliography: nan