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ID: 8697526
Page Link:
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/8697526
Record Type:
administrative
Kashi (former nation/state/empire)
Coordinates:
Lat: 25 19 12 N
degrees minutes
Lat: 25.3200
decimal degrees
Long: 082 58 12 E
degrees minutes
Long: 82.9700
decimal degrees
Note:
Ancient kingdom of India, one of the 16 Mahajanapadas, and its capital was what is present-day Varanasi. Eventually it was absorbed into the Kosalan kingdom.
Names:
Kashi
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preferred
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C
,
V
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Hierarchical Position:
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Asia
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India
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Kashi
(former nation/state/empire) (
P
)
Place Types:
former nation/state/empire (
preferred
,
C
)
Sources and Contributors:
Kashi..........
[
VP Preferred
]
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Singh, History of Ancient and Early Medieval India (2008)
262
Subject:
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VP
]
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Singh, History of Ancient and Early Medieval India (2008)
262
Note:
English
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[
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Singh, History of Ancient and Early Medieval India (2008)
262
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