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Nagardhan Excavations
January 29 , 2020
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- Recently, archaeological excavations were carried out at Nagardhan village in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
- The excavations have provided evidence on the life, religious affiliations and trade practices of the Vakataka dynasty.
- Nagardhan served as a capital of the Vakataka kingdom.
- Vakataka Dynasty originated in the Central Deccan in the mid-3rd century CE.
- Its empire is believed to have extended
- from Malwa and Gujarat in the north to the Tungabhadra in the south and
- from the Arabian Sea in the west to the Bay of Bengal in the east.
Findings
- It is the first-time clay sealings have been excavated from Nagardhan.
- The copper plate issued by Queen Prabhavatigupta starts with a genealogy of the Guptas, mentioning the Queen’s grandfather Samudragupta and her father Chandragupta II.
- Vakatakas traded with Iran and beyond, through the Mediterranean Sea and the sealings are believed to be used as official royal permission issued from the capital.
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