India history and geography

Source: archive.org: Geography in Ancient Indian inscriptions

Mānapura (मानपुर), first of all, occurs in Khoh grant of Sarvanātha of 533 A.D. A ternple of the goddess Piṣṭapurikādevī is said to have been build at the town of Mānapura in the above mentioned inscription. Dr. Fleet proposed to identify the town of Mānapura with present Manpur near the river Son, about forty-five miles ina south-easterly direction from Uchahra and thifty-two miles north-east of Karitalai.

There is a mention of another Mānapura in Uṇḍiasvāṭikā grant of Abhimanyu. Dr. Fleet previously proposed to identify it with Mānapura, in Malwa, twelve miles south-west of Mhow. But later he proposed another place having the same name near Bandhogarh In Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh as a representative of ancient Mānapuram. Professor Mirashi, however, is inclined to identify it witlt Man—the chief place of the Man sub-division of the Satara district, Maharashtra—through which flows the Mān-gaṅgā, a tribuiary of the Bhīmā river. Mānapura seems to be the capital of Abhimanyu, the Rāṣṭrakūṭa king, and the name of the town seems to be derived from Mānāṅka, the name of the great grandfather of Abhimanyu.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pura, Mana.

Starts with: Manapurahsaram.

Ends with: Jamanapura, Vadhamanapura, Vardhamanapura.

Full-text: Mangalarasa, Purahsara.

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