Indraprastha
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Indraprastha is the legendary capital city of the Pandavas in the Indian epic Mahabharata, often identified with the region of present-day Delhi.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indraprastha canonical | 12 |
| Khandavaprastha (later Indraprastha) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
capital city in epic literature
ⓘ
legendary city ⓘ location in the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| archaeologicalAssociation | Purana Qila excavations ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Indra ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Kuru dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedTextualTradition | Puranas ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Arjuna
ⓘ
Bhima ⓘ Draupadi ⓘ Nakula ⓘ Sahadeva ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Mahabharata ⓘ |
| builtWithHelpOf |
Krishna
ⓘ
divine architect Vishvakarma ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Pandavas ⓘ |
| country |
ancient India
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient India
|
| culturalSignificance | important site in the narrative of the Kurukshetra War ⓘ |
| etymology | ‘City of Indra’ ⓘ |
| founderInTradition |
Pandavas
ⓘ
Yudhishthira ⓘ |
| genreContext |
Itihasa
ⓘ
surface form:
Itihasa (Hindu epic history)
|
| governanceTypeInEpic | monarchy ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Pandavas
ⓘ
Yudhishthira ⓘ |
| hasStatusInTradition | one of the principal cities of the Kuru kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedInNarrative |
Kuru Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Kuru kingdom
|
| mentionedIn |
Adi Parva of the Mahabharata
ⓘ
Sabha Parva ⓘ
surface form:
Sabha Parva of the Mahabharata
|
| modernScholarlyView | considered partly legendary and partly linked to early historic settlements near Delhi ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Indra ⓘ |
| oftenIdentifiedWith |
Delhi
ⓘ
Indrapat ⓘ Purana Qila in Delhi ⓘ
surface form:
Purana Qila area of Delhi
|
| postWarFateInTradition | reintegrated into the Kuru realm under the Pandavas ⓘ |
| predecessorTerritory | Khandavaprastha forest ⓘ |
| region |
Indo-Gangetic Plain
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Gangetic plain
|
| relatedPlace |
Hastinapura
ⓘ
Khandavaprastha ⓘ Kurukshetra battlefield ⓘ
surface form:
Kurukshetra
|
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInEpic |
capital city of the Pandavas
ⓘ
setting for the dice game episode leading to the exile of the Pandavas ⓘ site of the Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira ⓘ |
| timePeriodInTradition | Dvapara Yuga ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Khandavaprastha (later Indraprastha)