Eran

Not to be confused with the country Iran.
This article is about an ancient town in Madhya Pradesh, India. For other uses, see ERAN (disambiguation).

Eran
Mandapa of the Vishnu Temple at Eran
Eran is located in India
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Eran is located in Madhya Pradesh
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Eran (Madhya Pradesh)
LocationSagar district, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates24°05′38″N 78°10′22″E / 24.093846°N 78.172695°E / 24.093846; 78.172695

Eran is an ancient town and archaeological site in the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, India.[1] It was one of the ancient mints for Indian dynasties as evidenced by the diverse coins excavated here. The site has 5th and 6th-century Gupta era temples and monuments, particularly the colossal stone boar with sages and scholars depicted on the body of the sculpture.[1] The inscription stones found at Eran are important to reconstructing the chronology of Gupta Empire history. Eran or Erakina was the capital of Erakina (Airikina) Pradesha or Airkina Vishaya, an administrative division of the Gupta empire.[2]

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  2. ^ Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (1972) Political History of Ancient India, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, p.495