City of Purusha

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City of Purusha is the meaning of the ancient name "Purushapura," historically associated with the city now known as Peshawar in Pakistan.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Purushapura 0
Purusha 0
Peshawar 0

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historicalPlaceName
toponym
associatedWith Purushapura NERFINISHED
etymologyContains Purusha NERFINISHED
pura
formerName Purushapura NERFINISHED
historicallyAssociatedWith Gandhara NERFINISHED
Gandhara NERFINISHED
Pakistan NERFINISHED
Pakistan NERFINISHED
Peshawar NERFINISHED
Peshawar NERFINISHED
languageOfName Sanskrit
Sanskrit NERFINISHED
literalMeaning City of Purusha
locatedInCountry Pakistan NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Peshawar NERFINISHED
northernPakistan
meaningInSanskrit city
cosmicBeing
fortifiedTown
man
person
meaningOf Purushapura NERFINISHED
relatedConcept IndicToponymy NERFINISHED
ancientGandharanCities
semanticRelation ancientNameMeaningOfPeshawar
usedInContext etymologyOfPeshawar
historicalStudies

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Purushapura nameMeaning City of Purusha