India history and geography

Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (History)

Sāhavadīṇa (साहवदीण) (= Šihāb-ad-dīn) is the name of a Sultan, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—Accordingly, “But here in the year 1248 VS (1191), the Sultan Sāhavadīṇa passed from life to death King Puhavirāya, torch of the line of Cāhuyāna. [...]”.

In this passage from the VTK, the name Šihāb-ad-dīn designates Sultan Mu'izz-ad-dīn Muhammad Ghūrī: for a discussion of the names of this sultan, cf. Al Badā ' ūnī in Ranking 1973 ( 1 1898) p. 65. In power between ca. 1173 and 1206, in 1192 he inflicted a defeat on King Pṛthvīrāja: cf. sv

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sāhavadīna (साहवदीन):—m. Name of a Sultān, [Inscriptions]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Full-text: Shihab-ad-din, Puhaviraya, Prithviraja.

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