| PATNA | Capital of Bihar in NE India, known in ancient times as Pataliputra (5) |
| MAURYAN | Ancient Indian empire centred at Pataliputra (later Patna) near the junction of the Son and Ganges (Ganga) rivers. It lasted from about 321 to 185 BCE. (7) |
| ANDORISSA | Link with 'Bihar' in former Indian province on 'Jubilee' 45581 (3,6) |
| AMMAN | Capital city of Jordan, known in ancient times as Philadelphia (5) |
| IZMIR | Third-largest city of Turkey, known in ancient times as Smyrna (5) |
| SEINE | Second-longest river of France, known in ancient times as the Sequana (5) |
| IRBID | Large city in Jordan known in ancient times as Arabella (5) |
| GARDA | Largest lake of Italy, known in ancient times as the Lacus Benacus (5) |
| ADIGE | Second-longest river of Italy, known in ancient times as the Athesis (5) |
| OSAKA | Third-most populous city of Japan, known in ancient times as Naniwa (5) |
| ASWAN | Egyptian city on the Nile near Lake Nasser known in ancient times as Syene (5) |
| CORFU | Known in ancient times as Corcyra (5) |
| KOCHI | Port city on the Malabar coast of SW India known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea (5) |
| ELURU | City in Andhra Pradesh, India, known for its wool-pile carpets (5) |
| ASSAM | State of India, known for its tea and silk (5) |
| AKBAR | Mughal emperor of India known as "the Great" |
| ORLEANS | Capital of the Loiret department of north central France, known in ancient times as Aurelianum (7) |
| MALAYPENINSULA | Southernmost portion of mainland Asia, known in ancient times as Chersonesus Aurea (5,9) |
| IRISHSEA | Arm of the North Atlantic known in ancient times as the Oceanus Hibernicus (5,3) |
| ANGLESEY | Island and former county of Wales known in ancient times as Mona (8) |
