[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899) › c5.s2.258 # The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s2.258 The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s2.258 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s2.258](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.258) Chandwâr—Firozabad, near Agra, where in 1193 A. D. Shahabuddin Ghori defeated Jaya Chandra, king of Kanauj (Thornton's Gazetteer). Chandwar is evidently a contraction of Chandrapura (Varâha P., ch. 122). - [Previous: c5.s2.257](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.257) - [Next: c5.s2.259](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.259) - [Up: c5.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2) ## Cites (1) - [Varāhapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.varaha) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.258](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.258) · Pramāṇa