Thanesar

Thanesar

Sthanishvara
Thanesar Sthanishvara
City
	Thanesar city or Sthanishwar city
	Brahma Sarovar
	Thanesar Location in Haryana, India Thanesar Thanesar (India)
	Coordinates: 29°58′N 76°49′E / 29.967°N 76.817°E
Country	India
State	Haryana
District	Kurukshetra district
Elevation	232 m (761 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	154,962
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Haryanvi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	HR
Website	haryana.gov.in

Thanesar (also known as Sthanishvara) is a historic city and Hindu pilgrimage centre in the Kurukshetra district of Haryana, India. It is located approximately 160 km northwest of Delhi. The city Kurukshetra's area merges with Thanesar.^[2]^[3]

Thanesar was the capital of the Pushyabhuti dynasty, whose rulers conquered most of Aryavarta following the fall of the Gupta Empire. The Pushyabhuti emperor Prabhakarvardhana was a ruler of Thanesar in the early seventh century CE. He was succeeded by his sons, Rajyavardhana and Harsha.^[4] Harsha, also known as Harshavardhana, consolidated a vast empire over much of North India by defeating independent kings that fragmented from the Later Guptas.

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^ James G. Lochtefeld (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 694. ISBN 978-0-8239-3180-4.
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^ Balaji Sadasivan (2011). The Dancing Girl: A History of Early India. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. pp. 110–. ISBN 978-981-4311-67-0.

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[Lochtefeld2002-2] James G. Lochtefeld (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 694. ISBN 978-0-8239-3180-4.

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[Sadasivan2011-4] Balaji Sadasivan (2011). The Dancing Girl: A History of Early India. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. pp. 110–. ISBN 978-981-4311-67-0.

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