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Bodhan

Bodhan is a town in the Nizamabad district of Telangana in southern India. It is often identified with Potali or Potana, capital of the ancient kingdom of Assaka, and it was an early seat of the Chalukyas of Vemulavada. Jain tradition identifies it with Podanapura, the city of Bahubali.

Bodhan
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bodhan. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bodhan
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