Historical Journeys with the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

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Cave 85, view of the interior, Late Tang dynasty (848–907 CE). Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, China. Courtesy the Dunhuang Academy © 2017 J. Paul Getty Trust. Image: J. Paul Getty Trust. For educational purposes only. Do not distribute THE GETTY VOCABULARIES

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© 2017 J. Paul Getty Trust, author: Jonathan Ward. For educational purposes only. Do not distribute. Partial Display / TGN record ID: 7571465 Associative Relationships Names: capital of... Kuru Kingdom Place Types Hastināpur (preferred, English-P) [8711605] inhabited place AAT Hastināpura town Hierarchical Rels. (polyhierarchical) Hastinapura archaeological site Jastinápura World (facet) sacred site (Sanskrit) ....Asia (continent) हस�तनाप् ुर ...... India (nation) Note: Noted for Old (Sanskrit) हस�तनाप् ुरम ् ...... Uttar Pradesh (state) Pandeshwar Temple; was the Gajpur ...... Hastināpur (inhabited pl.) capital of the Kuru dynasty of Kunjarpur kings; the epic "Mahabharata" is Shanti Nagar World (facet) set in Hastinapur. ....Asia (continent) Nagpur Contributors: ...... India (nation) Brahmasthal VP,GCI,BHA,Avery,CAA-AIIS ...... Kuru Kingdom (former state) Asandivat Sources: NGA/NIMA; Library ...... Hastināpur (inhabited pl.) 哈斯蒂纳普尔 (Chinese) of Congress Authorities; Roy, ,Farsi) Links to images and other The Ganges Civilization; Lal) ھﺎﺳﺗﯾﻧﺎﭘور resources: Excavations at Hastinapur; Coordinates: https://lccn.loc.gov/n97922215 Shaw and Jameson, 29 09 22 N 077 59 48 E https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hastinapur https: NGA/NIMA -2097304 Dictionary of Archaeology … Elevation: 218 meters

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