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Pratisthan Pur or Pratisthan Puram was capital of the Lunar Dynasty (Chandra Vanshi), at present Jhusi, Allahabad. This archeological site has yielded a carbon 14 dating of 7100 BC for its Neolithic levels. Today it lies on the eastern side of Allahabad, across the river Ganges and connected to the city by the Shastri Bridge, and is considered an important part of the history of Allahabad or Prayag, city's former name. The city of Pratisthan Pur, was burnt down by foreign invaders around 13-14th century and it came to be known as Jhulsi, (Hindi word meaning burnt), giving rise to the name to the present city, Jhusi. ==History== Pratishthana was the most important locality of Prayag and it was founded by King Ila and was the capital of Pururavas and other kings of Lunar Dynasty. Once belonging to the rulers of Maurya, Shunga, Kushana and Gupta period, the ancient Pratisthana has lost its identity to the modernity of Jhunsi. The only evidence related to this historical fact is still visible in the shape of high mounds in Jhunsi. Surprisingly, these high mounds have further added to the significance of the city as the articles excavated from here belong to the 6th century BC and antiquities belonging to five cultural phases ranging from chalcolithic to early medieval period have been found here. As per the historians and the pre NBP ware deposit the site of Kumbh Mela is marked at this place as the earliest culture represented at the site. Early layer of this deposit has yielded iron objects. Some pottery items and antiquities are similar to those found at different chalcolithic sites in UP, Bihar and Northern Vindhyas. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pratisthan Pur (Jhunsi)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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