Kingdom of Kashi

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The Kingdom of Kashi was a historic North Indian realm centered on the ancient and sacred city of Varanasi (Kashi), a major cultural and religious hub in Hindu tradition.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Indian kingdom
historical polity
associatedWithConcept moksha (liberation) in Hindu belief about Kashi
associatedWithDeity Shiva
capital Kashi
Varanasi
centeredOn Varanasi
surface form: city of Varanasi
culturalCenterFor Hindu culture
culturalContinuityAtCapital Varanasi
surface form: Varanasi remains a major Hindu religious center
hasAlternativeName Kashi Kingdom
Kasi Kingdom
hasCulturalRole center of learning
center of ritual practice
hasHeritage continuous religious tradition at Varanasi
hasMajorCity Varanasi
hasPrimaryRiver Ganges
hasSacredCity Kashi
Varanasi
hasUrbanCenter Varanasi
historicalEra ancient India
knownFor association with the Ganges River
pilgrimage traditions
religious importance
languageLikelySpoken early Indo-Aryan languages
locatedIn northern India
surface form: North India
locatedOn banks of the Ganges at Varanasi
mentionedIn Hindu religious literature
Puranas
epic literature of ancient India
modernLocationCorrespondsTo Varanasi district
surface form: Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh, India
partOf ancient Indian political geography
regionType Indo-Gangetic Plain
surface form: Gangetic plain
religiousFunction site of cremation ghats along the Ganges
site of major Hindu temples
religiousRole major Hindu pilgrimage center
religiousSignificanceIn Hinduism
religiousTradition Vedic and post-Vedic Hinduism
sacredStatusOfCapital one of the holiest cities in Hinduism

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Rani Lakshmibai birthPlace Kingdom of Kashi