India history and geography

Source: Google Books: World History as the History of Foundations

Mānyapura is the name of an ancient city identified with Manne. The Rāṣṭrakūṭa Kambha in the Śaka year 724 (that i: around 802/3 CE) endowed a village to a Jaina temple lying in the western part of the city of Mānyapura (Manne), which had been founded by a general. The revenues were to be used “for the performance of the cult with dancing, singing and music, presented with beautiful girls, with bali and the anointing (of the cult statues) and (for the erection) of new buildings”

Source: What is India: Epigraphia Indica volume 4 (1896-97)

Mānyapura is the name of an ancient city possibly identified with Mānyakheṭa.—The Jaina temple at Śilāgrāma is said to have adorned the western side of the excellent Mānyapura. Mr. Rice remarks that this would naturally suggest Mānyakheṭa, the modern Mālkheḍ on the Nizam’s territory. The identification of these places, if correct, would imply that the inscription is considerably later than it pretends to be. [...] But [...] it does not appear that Mānyakheṭa is ever described as Mānyapura, [...] and Mr. Rice’s second suggestion that it might be the old Mānyapura, “situated near Chāmrājnagar in the south of Mysore, the site of which is known on the spot as Manipura”, seems to me far preferable.

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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.

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Partial matches: Pura, Manya.

Full-text: Manyakheta.

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