Dashapura inscriptions
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The Dashapura inscriptions are a series of ancient Sanskrit stone records from the Mandsaur region in India that provide valuable information about the political, religious, and cultural history of early medieval central India.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mandasor inscription of Yashodharman | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Sanskrit inscriptions
ⓘ
epigraphic records ⓘ historical source ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Mandsaur inscriptions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Dashapura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
donative records
ⓘ
eulogies of rulers ⓘ records of temple construction ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
evidence for urban and regional networks in Malwa
ⓘ
source for early medieval Sanskrit epigraphy ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | central India ⓘ |
| inscriptionType |
donative inscription
ⓘ
religious inscription ⓘ royal inscription ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Mandsaur region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| medium | stone inscription ⓘ |
| providesInformationOn |
cultural history of central India
ⓘ
political history of central India ⓘ religious history of central India ⓘ |
| region | Malwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Brahmi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
5th–6th century CE
ⓘ
early medieval India ⓘ |
| usedByHistoriansFor |
reconstructing regional political chronology
ⓘ
studying guilds and mercantile communities ⓘ studying temple patronage ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mandasor inscription of Yashodharman