Dwarka kingdom

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The Dwarka kingdom is an ancient and legendary coastal realm in western India, traditionally revered in Hindu mythology as the kingdom of Lord Krishna and a major center of early Krishna worship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Krishna-related sacred geography ⓘ
ancient kingdom in Hindu tradition ⓘ
mythological kingdom ⓘ
alliedWith Pandavas ⓘ
archaeologicalDebate possible underwater remains near modern Dwarka ⓘ
associatedDeity Krishna ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
associatedWith Kurukshetra War ⓘ
surface form: Kurukshetra War era
associatedWithClan Vrishni clan ⓘ
Yadu dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Yadu clan
capitalCity Dwarka ⓘ
countryModern India ⓘ
culturalSignificance Char Dham ⓘ
surface form: Char Dham pilgrimage circuit

Sapta Puri (seven sacred cities) tradition ⓘ
describedAs fortified coastal city ⓘ
prosperous maritime center ⓘ
dynasty Yadava ⓘ
surface form: Yadavas
foundedBy Krishna ⓘ
divine architect Vishvakarma ⓘ
surface form: Vishvakarma (mythological architect)
hasImportantSite Dwarkadhish Temple ⓘ
knownFor Krishna’s departure (Mausala Parva) ⓘ
Krishna’s royal court ⓘ
early Krishna worship ⓘ
languageContext Sanskrit textual tradition ⓘ
linkedMyth Krishna’s final departure from earth ⓘ
Krishna’s migration from Mathura ⓘ
construction of a golden city ⓘ
locatedIn western India ⓘ
locatedOn coast of the Arabian Sea ⓘ
majorTextualSource Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
Harivamsa ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ
Vishnu Purana ⓘ
modernCorrespondence Dwarka ⓘ
surface form: Dwarka, Gujarat
mythologicalEvent exodus of Yadavas ⓘ
submergence in the sea ⓘ
opposedTo Kauravas ⓘ
predecessorRegion Mathura ⓘ
primaryTradition Vaishnavism ⓘ
region Saurashtra State ⓘ
surface form: Saurashtra
religion Hinduism ⓘ
ruledBy Krishna ⓘ
Yadava kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Yadava dynasty
sacredStatus tirtha (pilgrimage place) in Hinduism ⓘ
timePeriodInMyth Dvapara Yuga ⓘ
traditionalCapitalOf Krishna ⓘ
surface form: Lord Krishna
worshipFocus Krishna ⓘ
surface form: Krishna as king (Dwarkadhish)

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

Dwarkadhish Temple → associatedWith → Dwarka kingdom ⓘ
Dwarka → capitalOf → Dwarka kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: kingdom of Krishna
Gomti Ghat → associatedWithMythology → Dwarka kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Krishna’s kingdom of Dwarka