Historical Geography of Ancient India c10.257
Historical Geography of Ancient India c10.257
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Nandivardhana.—The Kothuraka Grant of Pravarasena II mentions it (*E.I.*, XXVI, Pt. V, October, 1941, 155ff.). This place is considered to be the earlier capital of the Vākāṭakas before the foundation of Pravarapura by Pravarasena II. It has been identified with Nagardhan or Nandardhan near Ramtek in the Nagpur district of the Central Provinces (*E.I.*, XV, 41; *E.I.*, XXIV, Pt. VI, p. 263; *E.I.*, XXVIII, Pt. I, January, 1949). This place which is described as a holy *tīrtha*, retained its ancient name down to the time of the Bhonslas. It is also mentioned in the Deoli plates of Kṛṣṇa III (*E.I.*, V, 196).