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ID: 8697526
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/8697526
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Kashi (former nation/state/empire)  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 (preferred,C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Asia (continent)  ....  Asia (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of India (nation)  ........  India (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Kashi (former nation/state/empire)  ............  Kashi (former nation/state/empire) (P)

Place Types:
former nation/state/empire (preferred, C)

Sources and Contributors:
Kashi..........  [VP Preferred]
..............  Singh, History of Ancient and Early Medieval India (2008) 262
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Singh, History of Ancient and Early Medieval India (2008) 262
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Singh, History of Ancient and Early Medieval India (2008) 262

 

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