Dwarka kingdom

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The Dwarka kingdom is an ancient and legendary coastal realm in western India, traditionally revered in Hindu mythology as the kingdom of Lord Krishna and a major center of early Krishna worship.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Dvaraka kingdom 1
Dwarka kingdom canonical 1
Krishna’s kingdom of Dwarka 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Krishna-related sacred geography ⓘ
ancient kingdom in Hindu tradition ⓘ
mythological kingdom ⓘ
alliedWith Pandavas ⓘ
archaeologicalDebate possible underwater remains near modern Dwarka ⓘ
associatedDeity Krishna ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
associatedWith Kurukshetra War era ⓘ
linked to: Kurukshetra War
associatedWithClan Vrishni clan ⓘ
Yadu clan ⓘ
linked to: Yadu dynasty
capitalCity Dwarka ⓘ
countryModern India ⓘ
culturalSignificance Char Dham pilgrimage circuit ⓘ
linked to: Char Dham

Sapta Puri (seven sacred cities) tradition ⓘ
describedAs fortified coastal city ⓘ
prosperous maritime center ⓘ
dynasty Yadavas ⓘ
linked to: Yadava
foundedBy Krishna ⓘ
Vishvakarma (mythological architect) ⓘ
hasImportantSite Dwarkadhish Temple ⓘ
knownFor Krishna’s departure (Mausala Parva) ⓘ
Krishna’s royal court ⓘ
early Krishna worship ⓘ
languageContext Sanskrit textual tradition ⓘ
linkedMyth Krishna’s final departure from earth ⓘ
Krishna’s migration from Mathura ⓘ
construction of a golden city ⓘ
locatedIn western India ⓘ
locatedOn coast of the Arabian Sea ⓘ
majorTextualSource Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
Harivamsa ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ
Vishnu Purana ⓘ
modernCorrespondence Dwarka, Gujarat ⓘ
linked to: Dwarka
mythologicalEvent exodus of Yadavas ⓘ
submergence in the sea ⓘ
opposedTo Kauravas ⓘ
predecessorRegion Mathura ⓘ
primaryTradition Vaishnavism ⓘ
region Saurashtra ⓘ
linked to: Saurashtra State
religion Hinduism ⓘ
ruledBy Krishna ⓘ
Yadava dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Yadava kingdom
sacredStatus tirtha (pilgrimage place) in Hinduism ⓘ
timePeriodInMyth Dvapara Yuga ⓘ
traditionalCapitalOf Lord Krishna ⓘ
linked to: Krishna
worshipFocus Krishna as king (Dwarkadhish) ⓘ
linked to: Krishna

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Dwarkadhish Temple → associatedWith → Dwarka kingdom ⓘ
Dwarka → capitalOf → kingdom of Krishna ⓘ
linked to: Dwarka kingdom
Gomti Ghat → associatedWithMythology → Krishna’s kingdom of Dwarka ⓘ
linked to: Dwarka kingdom
Andhaka → locatedInNarrative → Dvaraka kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Dwarka kingdom