Vallabhi
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Vallabhi was an important ancient city in western India that served as a major political and cultural center under the Maitraka rulers.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
historical settlement ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | seat of Maitraka administration ⓘ |
| approximateLocation | near modern Bhavnagar in Gujarat ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Maitraka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | post-Gupta period ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Buddhist scholastic traditions
ⓘ
Hindu religious scholarship ⓘ |
| culturalRole | major cultural center in western India ⓘ |
| declineReason |
foreign invasions
ⓘ
political instability ⓘ |
| economicRole | regional trade center ⓘ |
| educationalInstitutionType | monastic university ⓘ |
| educationalRole | seat of higher learning ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
6th century
ⓘ
7th century ⓘ early 8th century ⓘ |
| governanceType | monarchical capital ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site of archaeological interest ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | ancient Saurashtra ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | ruined city ⓘ |
| influenceArea |
Saurashtra peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Brahmanical learning
ⓘ
Buddhist learning ⓘ flourishing universities ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gujarat region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western India ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Xuanzang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yijing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Chinese pilgrim accounts ⓘ |
| partOf | Maitraka kingdom of Vallabhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Maitraka kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | major political center in western India ⓘ |
| predecessorPowerContext | Gupta Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Saurashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionPresent |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Maitraka dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Gupta script (for inscriptions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of the Maitraka dynasty ⓘ |
| timeOfDecline | around 8th century ⓘ |
| tradeConnections | inland trade routes of western India ⓘ |
| urbanType | fortified capital city ⓘ |
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