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.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Mandasor inscription of Yashodharman 1

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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

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Mandsaur hasHistoricalSite Dashapura inscriptions
Huna invasions historicalSource Dashapura inscriptions
this entity surface form: Mandasor inscription of Yashodharman