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# History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c8.s3.9

History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c8.s3.9

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### [c8.s3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937.c8.s3.9)

Gādhipura or Gādhinagara was another name of Kanauj in early times.⁷ Gādhi, as we shall see below, was one of its celebrated legendary rulers, and it appears that the city came to be called after him owing to his great deeds.

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