Dantapura

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Dantapura was an ancient city traditionally identified as the royal and administrative center of the Kalinga kingdom in eastern India.

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Label Occurrences
Dantapura canonical 1

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Statements (20)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city ⓘ
historical place ⓘ
associatedLegend linked in tradition to a sacred tooth relic of the Buddha ⓘ
associatedWith Kalinga kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Kalinga
country India ⓘ
describedAs capital of Kalinga in some traditional sources ⓘ
historicalPolity Kalinga ⓘ
languageOfName Sanskrit ⓘ
locatedIn Kalinga ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ
mentionedIn Buddhist literature ⓘ
modernStatus exact archaeological location uncertain ⓘ
nameMeaning City of the Tooth ⓘ
preModernPolityType mahajanapada region (Kalinga) ⓘ
region eastern coast of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ
religiousSignificance associated with Buddhist traditions ⓘ
role administrative center of Kalinga ⓘ
royal center of Kalinga ⓘ
status lost city ⓘ
timePeriod ancient period ⓘ

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Kalinga → capital → Dantapura ⓘ