Daśapura

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Daśapura is the ancient name of the city now known as Mandsaur in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, historically noted for its role as a regional center in central India.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Dasapura 1
Dashpur (ancient name of Mandsaur) 1
Daśapura canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (24)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient place ⓘ
former name of city ⓘ
historical city ⓘ
country India ⓘ
etymology name derived from Sanskrit words meaning "ten cities" or "ten fortresses" ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Dasapura ⓘ
linked to: Daśapura
hasAlternativeTransliteration Dashapura ⓘ
hasCurrentAdministrativeUnit Mandsaur ⓘ
linked to: Mandsaur district
hasModernName Mandsaur ⓘ
hasStatus historical name ⓘ
historicalPeriod ancient India ⓘ
historicalRole regional center in central India ⓘ
languageOfName Sanskrit ⓘ
locatedIn India ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
Mandsaur district ⓘ
locatedInHistoricalRegion Malwa ⓘ
locatedInRegion central India ⓘ
locatedOn Malwa Plateau ⓘ
partOf Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
precedes Mandsaur ⓘ
regionType urban center ⓘ
replacedByName Mandsaur ⓘ
usedAsNameUntil early medieval period (approximate) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Mandsaur → historicalName → Daśapura ⓘ
Daśapura → hasAlternativeName → Dasapura ⓘ
linked to: Daśapura
Mandsaur district → hasHistoricalSite → Dashpur (ancient name of Mandsaur) ⓘ
linked to: Daśapura