Ahichatra

Also known as Ahichchhatra

thumb|upright=1|Gupta art|Gupta [[terracotta of the personified Ganges, 5th-6th century CE, National Museum, New Delhi.]]

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Place details

Locality: Ramnagar
Region: Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 0

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Key facts

Ancient site.name: Ahichchhatra
Ancient site.image: Jain Universal History Diorama in Jain Museum Madhuban 18.jpg
Ancient site.image_size: 270px
Ancient site.caption: A diorama in Jain Museum of Madhuban, Giridih depicting the event at Ahichchhatra
Ancient site.map_type: South Asia#Uttar Pradesh
Ancient site.map_dot_label: Ahichchhatra
Ancient site.relief: yes
Ancient site.location: Uttar Pradesh, India
Ancient site.type: Temples
Ancient site.built: c. 1500 BCE
Ancient site.cultures: Ochre Coloured Pottery culture, Black and red ware, Painted Grey Ware culture, Gupta Empire

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Image: Ahichchhatra Fort Temple Bareilly.jpg

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Names
History
Archaeology
Jain tradition
Means of approach
Nearby places
Sculpture from Ahichchhatra
Notes
References

thumb|upright=1|Gupta art|Gupta [[terracotta of the personified Ganges, 5th-6th century CE, National Museum, New Delhi.]]

Ahichchhatra or Ahikhet (, ) or Ahikshetra (, ), near the modern Ramnagar village in Aonla tehsil, Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh, India, was the ancient capital of Northern Panchala, a northern Indian kingdom mentioned in the Mahabharata.