Kantit

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Kantita (कांतित) is an ancient historical place in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.

Origin

Variants

Kantita (कांतित) (जिला मिर्जापुर, उ.प्र.) (AS, p.158)

History

The Naga Rulers of Padmavati

There were many potteries and coins of the 'Naga' kings, ancient temples and monuments discovered during excavations in the village.

During 3-4th centuries AD Nagas became powerful in Central India. The Nagas had their main centres at Kantipuri (modern Kutwar, Morena district), Padmavati (Pawaya, near Gwalior) and Vidisa. The coins of the Nagas have been discovered in thousands from these places and preserved at Gwalior Museum.[1]


Dilip Kumar Ganguly[2] writes that ....The Nagas established their rule at Vidisha, Padmavati (modern Padam Pawaya, Mathura and Kantipura, which has been identified by KP Jayaswal as Kantit between Mirzapur and Vindhyachal, but located more properly at Kutwal or Kutwar in Morena district Madhya Pradesh.

कांतित

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[3] ने लेख किया है ...कांतित (AS, p.158) विंध्याचल स्टेशन से प्राय डेढ़ मील गंगा के दक्षिण की ओर स्थित है. कई विद्वानों ने पुराणों में वर्णित नागवंशी राजाओं की राजधानी त्रिपुरी का अभिज्ञान कांतित से किया है जो संदिग्ध जान पड़ता है. कांतित में एक प्राचीन दुर्ग के अवशेष मिले हैं. कांतित के समीप शिवपुर नामक कस्बे से भी प्राचीन मूर्तियां मिली है जिससे क्षेत्र की प्राचीनता सिद्ध होती है.

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