The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s3.77

c6.s3.77

Hastinâpur—1. Hastinâpura, the capital of the Kurus and of Duryodhana of the Mahâbhârata, twenty-two miles north-east of Mirat. Nichakshu, the grandson of Janamejaya, removed his capital to Kauśâmbî after the diluvion of Hastinâpura by the Ganges. It was also called 2. Gajasâhvayanagara. 3. Nâgapura.