Assandh
Sign in to saveAssandh, 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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- 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
- Languages
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 217
- 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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9 sectionsContents
- 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.
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