Bhinmal
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Bhinmal भीनमाल |
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 Bhinmal
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| Coordinates: 25°00′N 72°15′E / 25.0°N 72.25°ECoordinates: 25°00′N 72°15′E / 25.0°N 72.25°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Bhinmal |
| Government | |
| • MP (Member of Parliament) | Devji M Patel |
| • MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) | Pura Ram Choudhary |
| Elevation | 146 m (479 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 100,689 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 343029 |
| Telephone code | 02969 |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-16 and RJ-46 (New) |
Bhinmal (old names: Bhillamala and Srimala) is a town in the Jalore District of Rajasthan, India. It is 72 kilometres (45 mi) south of Jalore town. Bhinmal was the capital of Gurjaradesa, comprising southern Rajasthan and northern Gujarat of modern times.
The town is the birthplace of the Sanskrit poet Magha and mathematician-astronomer Brahmagupta.
The original name of Bhinmal was Bhillamala, the plateau of Bhils. It was the early capital of the kingdom of Gurjaradesa, a name derived from the Gurjara people. The kingdom is first attested in Bana's Harshacharita (7th century AD). Its king is said to have been subdued by Harsha's father Prabhakaravardhana (died c. 605 AD). The surrounding kingdoms were mentioned as Sindha (Sindh), Lāta (southern Gujarat) and Malava (western Malwa), indicating that the region included northern Gujarat and southern Rajasthan.
Xuanzang, the Chinese Buddhist pilgrim who visited India between 631-645 AD during Harsha's reign, mentioned the Gurjara country (Kiu-che-lo) with its capital at Bhillamala (Pi-lo-mo-lo) as the second largest kingdom of Western India. He distinguished it from the neighbouring kingdoms of Bharukaccha (Bharuch), Ujjayini (Ujjain), Malava (Malwa), Valabhi and Surashtra. The Gurjara kingdom was said to have measured 833 miles in circuit and its ruler was a 20-year old kshatriya, who was distinguished for his wisdom and courage. It is believed that the king must have been the immediate successor of the Chapa dynasty ruler Vyāgrahamukha, under whose reign the mathematician-astronomer Brahmagupta wrote his famous treatise in 628 AD.
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