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Assandh, historically known as Āsandīvat, is a town and municipal committee in the Karnal district of the Indian state of Haryana. Assandh is located in 45 km south-west of Karnal. The town is surrounded by four districts - Karnal, Kaithal, Jind and Panipat.

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Place details

Locality
Salwan
Region
Haryana
Country
India
Population
27,125
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Assandh
Settlement.other_name
Āsandīvat
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
View of Assandh town from the Stupa.jpg
Settlement.image_alt
View of Assandh town from the Stupa
Settlement.image_caption
View of Assandh town from the Stupa
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Haryana#India3
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Haryana, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Haryana
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Karnal
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_total
27125
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.demographics_type1
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
India
Located in
Haryana
Elevation
217
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Capital of
Kuru Kingdom
Image
View of Assandh town from the Stupa.jpg
Dialing code
1749
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postal code
132039
Commons category
Assandh
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Early history
  • Assandh Stupa
  • Colonial era
  • Modern history
  • Demographics
  • Politics
  • Notable villages in Assandh Tehsil
  • References

Assandh, historically known as Āsandīvat, is a town and municipal committee in the Karnal district of the Indian state of Haryana. Assandh is located in 45 km south-west of Karnal. The town is surrounded by four districts - Karnal, Kaithal, Jind and Panipat.

== History == === Early history=== Archaeological excavations have revealed Painted Grey Ware, associated with the Vedic people of Iron Age India. Assandh is identified with ancient Āsandīvat, a capital of the Kuru kingdom, which was the first recorded state in Ancient India, . Historian Charles Allen has related this town and the Stupa to the Asandhiwat Kingdom from which hailed Asandhimitra, the Chief Empress (Agramahisi) of the Maurya Emperor Ashoka.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Assandh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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