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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dwarka kingdom canonical | 1 |
| Krishna’s kingdom of Dwarka | 1 |
| kingdom of Krishna | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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)
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Krishna’s kingdom of Dwarka