51 (2.),मुंदांखा रमान जारिमिनगिर (2थि जौथाय ए.दि.) पितलमियाबो कलहापुरखौ भारतनि बेफार आरो फालांगिनि मोनसे दैदेनगिरि महरै मख’बाय।
Even Ptolemy, the famous Roman historian, (2nd Century A. D.), has mentioned Kolhapur as a leading centre of trade and commerce in India.