Thanesar
Sign in to saveThanesar (IAST: Sthāṇvīśvara) is a historic city and Hindu pilgrimage centre in the Kurukshetra district of Haryana, India. It is located approximately 160 km northwest of Delhi. The city Kurukshetra's area merges with Thanesar.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kurukshetra
- Region
- Haryana
- Country
- India
- Population
- 155,152
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
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- Thanesar
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- Sthāṇvīśvara
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- City
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- Brahma Sarovar and Kurukshetra City Entrance Gate At National Highway 44 (India)
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- India Haryana#India3
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- Location in Haryana, India
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- Country
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- State
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Karnal district
- Elevation
- +232
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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11 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- Geography
- History
- Sack of Sthaneshwar by Mahmud of Gazni
- British era
- Tourism
- Religious
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Thanesar (IAST: Sthāṇvīśvara) is a historic city and Hindu pilgrimage centre in the Kurukshetra district of Haryana, India. It is located approximately 160 km northwest of Delhi. The city Kurukshetra's area merges with Thanesar.
Thanesar was the capital of the Pushyabhuti dynasty, whose rulers conquered most of Aryavarta following the fall of the Gupta Empire. The Pushyabhuti emperor Prabhakarvardhana was a ruler of Thanesar in the early seventh century CE. He was succeeded by his sons, Rajyavardhana and Harsha. Harsha, also known as Harshavardhana, consolidated a vast empire over much of North India by defeating independent kings that fragmented from the Later Guptas.