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'''Anarta''' ({{langx|sa|आनर्त}}, {{IAST|Ānarta}}) was an ancient [[India]]n region which corresponded to the present-day North [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] to [[North Gujarat]] regions in [[Gujarat]] state of India.<ref>Mahajan, V.D. (1960, reprint 2007). ''Ancient India'', New Delhi: S. Chand, {{ISBN|81-219-0887-6}}, p.423</ref> Several ancient inscriptions and literary sources mention a town called Anartapura or Anandapura, which is identified as the area in and around the present-day [[Vadnagar]].<ref name=toi>{{cite news|title=Lost city could be Gujarat's womb: Archaeologists|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Lost-city-could-be-Gujarats-womb-Archaeologists/articleshow/4973865.cms|work=The Times of India|date=4 September 2009|access-date =20 August 2014}}</ref>

==Anarta in the Puranic literature==
According to the Puranic accounts, this region was ruled by the Sharyata dynasty rulers, who claimed their descent from Sharyati, a son of [[Manu (Hinduism)|Vaivasvata Manu]]. The kingdom was named after Anarta, the son of Sharyati. The capital of this kingdom was Kushasthali (the ancient name of [[Dvārakā|Dwaraka]]). The last ruler of this dynasty was [[Kakudmi]]. After him, it was occupied by the Punyajana Rakshasas.<ref>[[F. E. Pargiter|Pargiter, F.E.]] (1922, reprint 1972). ''Ancient Indian Historical Tradition'', New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, p.98</ref> Later, the Yadavas migrated to this region under the leadership of [[Lord Krishna]].<ref>Pargiter, F.E. (1922, reprint 1972). ''Ancient Indian Historical Tradition'', New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, p.282</ref>

Sage [[Chyavana]] was also connected with Sharyati and Anarta. He married [[Sukanya]], daughter of Sharyati and sacrificed for him.<ref>Pargiter, F.E. (1922, reprint 1972). ''Ancient Indian Historical Tradition'', New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, p.194</ref> His descendants were associated with the [[Haihayas]], which occupied the neighbouring region, apparently after the demise of the Sharyata kingdom.<ref>Pargiter, F.E. (1922, reprint 1972). ''Ancient Indian Historical Tradition'', New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, p.304</ref>

==Anarta under Saka rule==
The Junagarh rock inscription of the [[Saka]] ruler [[Rudradaman I]] mentions Anarta as a part of his kingdom. He placed Anarta under his ''Pahlava'' ([[Parthia]]n) ''Amatya'' (minister) Suvishakha, who re-built a dam on the ''Sudarshana'' Lake there.<ref>Raychaudhuri, H.C. (1972). ''Political History of Ancient India'', Calcutta: University of Calcutta, pp.447, 449</ref>

==Notes==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090223182107/http://projectsouthasia.sdstate.edu/Docs/HISTORY/PRIMARYDOCS/EPIGRAPHY/JunagadhRockInscription.htm The Junagarh rock inscription of Rudradaman I]

[[Category:Historical regions in India]]
[[Category:History of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Vadnagar]]

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VenettaMahan1 at 18:55, 1 March 2026