Sadak-e-Azam
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Sadak-e-Azam is a historic major overland route in South Asia, better known internationally as the Grand Trunk Road, which has connected key regions of the Indian subcontinent for centuries.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic road
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overland trade route ⓘ transport corridor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
GT Road
NERFINISHED
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Grand Trunk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Agra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Allahabad NERFINISHED ⓘ Amritsar NERFINISHED ⓘ Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kabul NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanpur NERFINISHED ⓘ Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ Lahore NERFINISHED ⓘ Patna NERFINISHED ⓘ Peshawar NERFINISHED ⓘ Rawalpindi NERFINISHED ⓘ Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
eastern South Asia
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northern South Asia ⓘ western South Asia ⓘ |
| countryTraversed |
Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorDevelopment |
British Raj
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Suri Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of connectivity in the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
facilitates inter-regional trade
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supports local markets along its route ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse |
military route
ⓘ
postal route ⓘ trade route ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | connects political centers of South Asia ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor | ancient trade routes of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indian subcontinent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ |
| modernFunction |
major freight route
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national highway corridor ⓘ passenger transport route ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Great Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRulerAssociated |
Akbar
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Chandragupta Maurya NERFINISHED ⓘ Sher Shah Suri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | regional road network of South Asia ⓘ |
| relatedRoute | Asian Highway Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInUse | centuries ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Grand Trunk Road