Jaintiapur

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Jaintiapur is a historic town in northeastern Bangladesh that once served as the political and cultural center of the Jaintia Kingdom.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Jaintiapur canonical 3
Jaflong Union 1

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
historic town
administrativeStatus town within Jaintiapur Upazila
associatedWithEthnicGroup Jaintia people
Khasi-Jaintia communities
linked to: Jaintia people
contains ancient monuments
historic ponds
ruins of palaces
ruins of temples
stone structures
country Bangladesh
formerCapitalOf Jaintia Kingdom
governedBy Jaintia kings
heritageStatus important archaeological heritage site of Bangladesh
historicalPeriod medieval period
historicalRole cultural center of the Jaintia Kingdom
political center of the Jaintia Kingdom
locatedIn Sylhet Division
northeastern Bangladesh
locatedInAdministrativeUnit Jaintiapur Upazila
Sylhet District
linked to: Sylhet
nearBorderWith India
nearGeographicalFeature Jaintia Hills
notableFor cultural heritage of the Jaintia Kingdom
historic architecture
remains of the Jaintia royal complex
partOf greater Sylhet cultural area
proximityToCity near Sylhet city
region Sylhet region
linked to: Sylhet
religiousHistory Hindu kingdom center
site of Hindu temples
tourismType archaeological tourism destination
heritage tourism destination
transportConnection connected by road to Sylhet city

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jaintia people historicalCapital Jaintiapur
Jaflong locatedIn Jaflong Union
linked to: Jaintiapur
Jaintia Kingdom capital Jaintiapur
Synteng people historicalCapital Jaintiapur