Kaushambi District
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Kaushambi district (Hindi: कौशाम्बी ज़िला, Urdu: کوشامبی ضلع) is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Manjhanpur town is the district headquarters. Kaushambi district is a part of Allahabad Division.
In ancient India it was the capital of the Vatsa Mahajanapada, one of 16 such regions. Ashoka gave importance to Kaushambi and placed a pillar of Ashoka in Kaushambi, which has inscriptions there in Pali. A Jaina derasar was also constructed in Kaushambi. Both the pillar and the temple still exist there and the ruins of Vatsa and its university are still being excavated by archaeologists.
In ancient India it was the capital of the Vatsa Mahajanapada, one of 16 such regions. Ashoka gave importance to Kaushambi and placed a pillar of Ashoka in Kaushambi, which has inscriptions there in Pali. A Jaina derasar was also constructed in Kaushambi. Both the pillar and the temple still exist there and the ruins of Vatsa and its university are still being excavated by archaeologists.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaushambi_district
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Coordinates: 25°32'38"N 81°28'31"E
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