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'''Pragjyotishpura''' (Pron: prāgˈʤjəʊtɪʃˌpʊərə), now deemed to be a region within modern [[Guwahati]], was an ancient city and capital of the medieval [[Kamarupa Kingdom]] under [[Varman dynasty]] (350 - 650 A.D).<ref>{{Cite book|title=Archaeology in Assam: An Introduction|last=Chaudhury|first=P. D.|publisher=Directorate of Archaeology, Assam|year=2010|pages=17}}</ref> The earliest mention from local sources come from the 7th century.<ref>"The earliest mention of the name of Pragjyotisa in the local sources has been found only in the 7th century onwards." {{harvcol|Boruah|2003|p=339}}</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The Pragjyotishpura is derived from [[Sanskrit]]. Prag means former or eastern and 'jyotisha' a 'star', 'astrology', 'shining', 'pura' a city thus meaning ' city of eastern light ' otherwise 'city of eastern astrology'.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Proceedings, Indian History Congress|last=Indian History Congress|publisher=Indian History Congress|year=1960|pages=43}}</ref><br />
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==Location of Pragjyotishpura==<br />
No inscription up to the 12th century, when the kingdom of Kamarupa came to an end, give an indication of the location of Pragjyotisha,<ref>{{harvcol|Boruah|2003|p=342}}</ref> and the exact location is not known. Three late medieval inscriptions seem to suggest that Pragjyotishpura included the Ganeshguri (inscription from Dununtarai, 1577),<ref>[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.451796/page/n37/mode/1up Neog, Maheswar, ''Prachaya Sansanavali'',p. 16, The inscription is dated to 1499 Saka(1577 AD)]</ref> Southern slope of Nilachal hills (inscription from Dihingiya Borphukan 1732) and Navagraha temple (inscription Tarun Duara Borphukan, 1752).<ref>{{harvcol|Boruah|2003|pp=342–343}}</ref> There are various other theories that modern historians have put forward,<ref>{{harvcol|Boruah|2003|p=343}}</ref> but none of them are backed by archaeological evidence. <br />
The location of a temple of planet worship called Navagraha, meaning abode of nine planets of the solar system, and its connection with ancient research on astronomy and astrology lends weight to the origin of its name.<ref>{{cite book |title= India: The Giant Awakens!|last= Sonalker|first= Manoher V.|year= 2007 |publisher= Atlantic Publishers & Dist|page= 159 }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Durjaya]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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*{{Cite journal|last=Sen|first=Debasis|title=Ethnic Elements in the Political Life of Ancient Assam|date=1984|journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress|volume=45|pages=101–106|jstor=44140186|issn=22491937}}<br />
*{{cite journal |last=Boruah |first=Nirode |title=Pragjyotisapura: The Capital City of Early Assam |journal=Proceedings of the Indian Historical Congress |volume=64 |year=2003 |pages=337–347 |jstor=44145474|issn=22491937}}<br />
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