Dashapura
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Dashapura is the ancient name of the city now known as Mandsaur in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, historically significant as a regional center in western India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dashapura canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
historical place ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | inhabited archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Aulikara dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gupta Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Maitraka dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Malwa Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
center of silk weaving
ⓘ
center of textile trade ⓘ |
| etymologyStatus | uncertain ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Gupta rulers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local Aulikara chiefs ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
inscriptional records
ⓘ
temple remains ⓘ |
| historicalNameOf | Mandsaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Gupta period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early medieval India ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Avanti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Aulikara inscriptions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gupta-period inscriptions ⓘ Sanskrit inscriptions ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Madhya Pradesh
ⓘ
western India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Mandsaur district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Shivna River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Dashapura stone inscription of Kumaragupta I
ⓘ
Mandsaur silk weavers inscription ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor | Mandsaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAncientRoute | trade routes of western India ⓘ |
| presentDayName | Mandsaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | urban center ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
site of Buddhist establishments
ⓘ
site of Hindu temples ⓘ |
| scriptOfInscriptions | Gupta Brahmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | regional center in western India ⓘ |
| timeInhabitedSince | at least early centuries CE ⓘ |
| urbanStatus | fortified town in antiquity ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.