Suvarnagiri

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Suvarnagiri was a prominent administrative and mining center in southern India during the Maurya Empire, likely serving as a regional capital under Emperor Ashoka.

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Suvarnagiri canonical 1

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative center ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
mining center ⓘ
administrativeFunction provincial administration ⓘ
associatedWith Ashoka ⓘ
Mauryan mining administration ⓘ
economicFunction resource exploitation center ⓘ
era Ancient India ⓘ
linked to: ancient India
flourishedDuring Maurya Empire ⓘ
governanceType imperial administration ⓘ
governedUnder Ashoka ⓘ
historicalRegion Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau
knownFor gold mining ⓘ
metal extraction ⓘ
languageOfName Sanskrit ⓘ
linkedTo Mauryan imperial economy ⓘ
linked to: Arthashastra
locatedIn southern India ⓘ
linked to: South India
meaningOfName Golden Mountain ⓘ
partOf Maurya Empire ⓘ
politicalStatus provincial center ⓘ
possibleRole regional capital ⓘ
strategicImportance control of mineral resources ⓘ
regional governance hub ⓘ
timePeriod 3rd century BCE ⓘ
late 4th century BCE ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maurya Empire → importantCity → Suvarnagiri ⓘ