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.

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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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Kalinga capital Dantapura