Bhagyanagar

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Bhagyanagar is an old historical name for the Indian city now known as Hyderabad.

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Bhagyanagar canonical 2

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former name
historical city name
appliedTo city of Hyderabad
associatedWithCityFoundation Hyderabad
associatedWithDynasty Qutb Shahi dynasty
associatedWithRuler Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
continent Asia
country India
countryAtTimeOfUse Deccan region
surface form: India (historical region of the Deccan)
culturalContext Deccan sultanate history
etymologyContains bhagya (meaning fortune or fate)
nagar (meaning city)
hasAlternativeName Bhagnagar
Bhagyanagaram
hasHistoricalDebate origin of the name
historicalStatus superseded by the name Hyderabad
languageOfName Sanskrit
Telugu
locatedIn Deccan region
Telangana
meaning city of fortune
mentionedIn historical traditions about Hyderabad’s founding
presentNameOfCity Hyderabad
refersTo Hyderabad
region South India
relatedTo Charminar
Hyderabad State
timePeriod late 16th century
usedAs toponym

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hyderabad historicalName Bhagyanagar
Bhagmati (traditionally associated, historically debated) linkedToToponym Bhagyanagar
subject surface form: Bhagmati