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Jushkapura (जुष्कपुर) was an ancient city built by the Indo-Scythian (Kushan-Jat) prince Jushka, a brother of Kanishka and Hushka in Jammu and Kashmir. It has been identified with present Zukru.[1]

Variants

Location

Zukru, or Zukur, which is still a considerable village, 4 miles to the north of the capital.

History

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.

जुष्कपुर

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[3] ने लेख किया है ...जुष्कपुर (कश्मीर) ([AS]], p.368) श्रीनगर (कश्मीर) के उत्तर की ओर 'जुकुर' नामक एक बड़ा ग्राम है, जिसका अभिज्ञान प्राचीन जुष्कपुर से किया गया है। कल्हण की राजतरंगिणी के अनुसार (स्टाइन, 1,168,71) जुष्कपुर को कुषाण सम्राट कनिष्क के उत्तराधिकारी 'जुष्क' या 'हुविष्क' ने बसाया था। जुष्क ने ही जुष्कपुर के विहार का भी निर्माण करवाया था। कुछ विद्वानों के मत में कनिष्क का उत्तराधिकारी 'वशिष्क' था, जिसका उल्लेख 'आरा' अभिलेख में 'वाभेष्क' के रूप में हुआ है। कनिष्क की तिथि हेमचन्द्र रायचौधरी के अनुसार 78 ई., जबकि स्मिथ के अनुसार 120 ई. है।

Kasmir visit of Xuanzang in 631 AD

Alexander Cunningham[4] writes that Jushkapura was founded by the Indo-Scythian prince Jushka, a brother of Kanishka and Hushka. The Brahmans of Kashmir identify the place with Zukru, or Zukur, which is still a considerable village, 4 miles to the north of the capital. This is evidently the "Schecroh ville assez considerable," which Troyer and "Wilson[5] have identified with Hushkapura. I visited the place in November, 1847, but the only traces of antiquity that I could discover were a considerable number of stone pillars and mouldings of the style of architecture peculiar to Kashmir, all of which had been trimmed and adapted to Muhammadan tombs and Masjids.

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