Bhrigukachchha

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Bhrigukachchha is the ancient name of the historic port city now known as Bharuch in the Indian state of Gujarat.

All labels observed (3)

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Bhrigukaccha 1
Bhrigukachchha canonical 1
Bhrigukachha 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
historic port
settlement
administrativeRegion Bharuch district
connectedTo inland trade routes of western India
overseas trade with Mediterranean regions
country India
culturalRegion historical Lata region
hasAlternativeName Barygaza
Bharukaccha
Bhrigukaccha
linked to: Bhrigukachchha

Bhrigukachha
linked to: Bhrigukachchha
hasRole major port on the western coast of India
hasTopography riverine port at the mouth of the Narmada
historicalSignificance one of the oldest seaports of India
knownFor ancient port activities
maritime trade
trade with West Asia
trade with the Roman world
languageRegion Gujarati-speaking region
locatedIn Bharuch district
Gujarat
western India
locatedNear Arabian Sea
locatedOn Narmada River
linked to: Narmada
mentionedIn Greco-Roman geographical accounts
Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
modernName Bharuch
namedAfter sage Bhrigu
linked to: Bhrigu sages
partOf Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia

ancient Gujarat region
region Gulf of Khambhat
religiousAssociation Hindu traditions related to sage Bhrigu
successorSettlement Bharuch
timePeriod ancient India
classical antiquity
tradeGoods ivory
precious stones
spices
textiles
tradeRoute Indian Ocean trade network
maritime routes to the Persian Gulf
maritime routes to the Red Sea

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

Bharuch ancientName Bhrigukachchha
Bhrigukachchha hasAlternativeName Bhrigukaccha
linked to: Bhrigukachchha
Bhrigukachchha hasAlternativeName Bhrigukachha
linked to: Bhrigukachchha