Kanishkapura

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Kanishkapura (कनिष्कपुर) was an ancient city built by the Indo-Scythian (Kushan-Jat) prince Kanishka in Jammu and Kashmir. It has been identified with present Kampur.[1] It is probablr Kamu Pora village in Tangmarg tehsil in Baramulla district of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Rajatarangini[2] mentions that there were on the throne of Kashmira three kings reigning jointly, namely, Hushka, Jushka and Kanishka ; they built three cities and called these after their names i.e. Hushkapura, Jushkapura and Kanishkapura.

Kasmir visit of Xuanzang in 631 AD

Alexander Cunningham[3] Kanishkapura was built by the Indo-Scythian prince Kanishka,[4] just before the beginning of the Christian era. In the spoken dialects of India it is called Kanikhpur, which in Kashmir has been still further corrupted to Kampur. It is situated 10 miles to the south of Srinagar, on the high-road leading to the Pir Panchal Pass. It is a small village with a sarai for travellers, and is now generally known as Kampur Sarai. In the large map of Kashmir by Captain Montgomerie the name is erroneously given as Khanpoor.

कनिष्कपुर

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[5] ने लेख किया है ... कनिष्कपुर: (AS, p.131) सम्राट कनिष्क (120 ई.) द्वारा बसाया गया नगर जो स्टाइन और स्मिथ के अनुसार झेलम और बारामूला से श्रीनगर जाने वाली सड़क पर बारामूल से दस मील (लगभग 16 कि.मी.) दक्षिण की ओर स्थित कानिसपुर है। कनिंघम के अनुसार यह नगर श्रीनगर के समीप था। रायचौधरी का कहना है कि यह नगर आरा अभिलेख में उल्लिखित कनिष्क द्वारा बसाया गया नगर था। बौद्ध अनुश्रुति के अनुसार पाटलिपुत्र से आये बौद्ध आचार्य अश्वघोष को इसी नगर में ठहराया गया था।


कल्हण ने भी इस नगर का उल्लेख कनिष्क के संदर्भ में किया है।[6]

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