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Dhanabhūti (Brahmi: 𑀥𑀦𑀪𑀽𑀢𑀺) or Vatsiputra Dhanabhūti was a 2nd or 1st-century BCE Buddhist king in Central India, and the most prominent donor for the Bharhut stupa. He appears in two or three major dedicatory inscriptions at the stupa of Bharhut, and possibly in another inscription at Mathura. Dhanabhuti may have been a feudatory of the Sunga Empire, or a ruler in a neighbouring territory, such as Kosala or Panchala, or possibly a northern king from Sughana in Punjab. He may have also been part of the Mitra dynasty of Kosambi.

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  • Dhanabhūti (Brahmi: 𑀥𑀦𑀪𑀽𑀢𑀺) or Vatsiputra Dhanabhūti was a 2nd or 1st-century BCE Buddhist king in Central India, and the most prominent donor for the Bharhut stupa. He appears in two or three major dedicatory inscriptions at the stupa of Bharhut, and possibly in another inscription at Mathura. Dhanabhuti may have been a feudatory of the Sunga Empire, or a ruler in a neighbouring territory, such as Kosala or Panchala, or possibly a northern king from Sughana in Punjab. He may have also been part of the Mitra dynasty of Kosambi. (en)
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  • Buddhist King (en)
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  • Dhanabhuti (en)
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  • Princely portrait from Bharhut (en)
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  • 𐨤 pa, 𐨀 a, 𐨦 ba, 𐨯 sa (en)
  • The Bharhut inscription where King Dhanabhuti is mentioned. The inscription is in the Brahmi script, and located on the inside of the eastern gateway, dated to 100-75 BCE. Now in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. (en)
  • Kharoshthi mason's marks on the gateway: (en)
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  • Kharosthi letters on the Eastern Gateway of Bharhut (en)
  • Inscription of Dhanabhuti on the Eastern Gateway of Bharhut (en)
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  • Kharosthi letters on eastern gateway of Bharhut.jpg (en)
  • Bharhut ballustrades with Kharoshti mason marks.jpg (en)
  • Dhanabhuti inscription location.jpg (en)
  • Suganam Raje Rano Bharhut inscription and Eastern Gateway.jpg (en)
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  • Circa 150–75 BCE (en)
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  • Buddhist King (en)
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  • Dhanabhūti (Brahmi: 𑀥𑀦𑀪𑀽𑀢𑀺) or Vatsiputra Dhanabhūti was a 2nd or 1st-century BCE Buddhist king in Central India, and the most prominent donor for the Bharhut stupa. He appears in two or three major dedicatory inscriptions at the stupa of Bharhut, and possibly in another inscription at Mathura. Dhanabhuti may have been a feudatory of the Sunga Empire, or a ruler in a neighbouring territory, such as Kosala or Panchala, or possibly a northern king from Sughana in Punjab. He may have also been part of the Mitra dynasty of Kosambi. (en)
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