Kripura
Kripura (क्रीपुर) or Krīpura was the place from which Vainyagupta issued his land-grant in A.D. 507 :
Kripura Gunaighar Copper-plate Inscription of Vainyagupta Gupta Year 188 (=A. D. 507).
As mentioned in (No. 52, L. 1) It was evidently the seat of his government. [1] It was the victorious camp full of great ships and elephants and horses (situated). [2] The place is of unknown identity,[3] but is possibly to be looked for in Bengal. [4] Literally the name can mean a 'market-town'. [5]
Similar name Kārāpura is situated in Bagdam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Its geographical coordinates are 34° 6' 0" North, 74° 52' 45" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Kārāpura. [6] It is nor clear whether it has anything to do with Kripura.
References
- ↑ R.C. Majumdar, The History of Bengal,. Vol. I, p. 50.
- ↑ Indian Historical Quarterly, Calcutta . Vol.6, p. 53: महा-नौ-हस्त्यश्व-जयस्कन्धावारात् क्रीपुराद्....।
- ↑ B.C. Sen, Some Historical Aspects of the Inscriptions of Bengal, p. 94
- ↑ R.C. Majumdar, The History of Bengal, p. 50
- ↑ Tej Ram Sharma:Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions, p. 229
- ↑ http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Karapura.html
Foot notes
नदी पर्वत एवं वन से युक्त, जहाँ की जनसंख्या अधिक हो एवं जहाँ राजा निवास करते हों उस स्थान को स्कंधावार कहते हैं.