Dantapura
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Dantapura was an ancient city traditionally identified as the royal and administrative center of the Kalinga kingdom in eastern India.
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
historical place ⓘ |
| associatedLegend | linked in tradition to a sacred tooth relic of the Buddha ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kalinga kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| describedAs | capital of Kalinga in some traditional sources ⓘ |
| historicalPolity | Kalinga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kalinga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Buddhist literature ⓘ |
| modernStatus | exact archaeological location uncertain ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | City of the Tooth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preModernPolityType | mahajanapada region (Kalinga) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | eastern coast of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | associated with Buddhist traditions ⓘ |
| role |
administrative center of Kalinga
ⓘ
royal center of Kalinga ⓘ |
| status | lost city ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient period ⓘ |
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