Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Bardhaman (Pron: ˈbɑ:dəˌmən) or Burdwan (also Bardhaman; Bengali: বর্ধমান Bôrdhoman), is a city of West Bengal state in eastern India. It is the headquarters of Bardhaman district.Bardhaman became a district capital of British India. Burdwan is an alternative name for the city, which remains in use since the British period.The history of Burdwan is known from about 5000 BC and belonging to the Mesolithic or Late Stone Age. The origin of this name dates back to the 6th century BCE and is ascribed to Vardhaman Swami or Mahavira (599-527 BCE), the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, who spent some time in Astikagrama, according to the Jain scripture of Kalpasutra. This place was renamed as Vardhamana in his honour.. }
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- Bardhaman abstract "Bardhaman (Pron: ˈbɑ:dəˌmən) or Burdwan (also Bardhaman; Bengali: বর্ধমান Bôrdhoman), is a city of West Bengal state in eastern India. It is the headquarters of Bardhaman district.Bardhaman became a district capital of British India. Burdwan is an alternative name for the city, which remains in use since the British period.The history of Burdwan is known from about 5000 BC and belonging to the Mesolithic or Late Stone Age. The origin of this name dates back to the 6th century BCE and is ascribed to Vardhaman Swami or Mahavira (599-527 BCE), the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, who spent some time in Astikagrama, according to the Jain scripture of Kalpasutra. This place was renamed as Vardhamana in his honour.".