Thanesar

Thanesar
Sthanishvara
City
Thanesar city or Sthanishwar city
Brahma Sarovar
Thanesar is located in Haryana
Thanesar
Thanesar
Location in Haryana, India
Thanesar is located in India
Thanesar
Thanesar
Thanesar (India)
Coordinates: 29°58′N 76°49′E / 29.967°N 76.817°E / 29.967; 76.817
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictKurukshetra district
Elevation
232 m (761 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total154,962
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Haryanvi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationHR
Websiteharyana.gov.in

Thanesar (also known as Sthanishvara) 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.[2][3]

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.[4] Harsha, also known as Harshavardhana, consolidated a vast empire over much of North India by defeating independent kings that fragmented from the Later Guptas.

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  2. ^ James G. Lochtefeld (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 694. ISBN 978-0-8239-3180-4.
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  4. ^ Balaji Sadasivan (2011). The Dancing Girl: A History of Early India. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. pp. 110–. ISBN 978-981-4311-67-0.