Global InformationManhai pillar capital information
| Manhai pillar capital | |
|---|---|
  Reproduction of the Manhai pillar capital (Top: capital base. Bottom: designs of the abacus. | |
| Period/culture | 2rd Century BCE |
| Place | Manhai, Kausambi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Present location | Museum of the Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Ancient History, Culture and Archaeology, University of Allahabad. |
  Kausambi class=notpageimage| Location of the Manhai pillar capital. | |
The Manhai pillar capital is the portion of an ancient capital found in the city of Manhai (also spelled Mainhai), one and half miles to the east of the eastern gateway of Kausambi, Uttar Pradesh in India, and published in 1980 in "Reh Inscription of Menander And The Indo-greek Invasion Of The Ganga Valley" by G. R. Sharma.[1][2] The fragmentary stone-slab is displayed in the Museum of the Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Ancient History, Culture and Archaeology, University of Allahabad.[3]
- ^ Reh Inscription Of Menander And The Indo-greek Invasion Of The Ganga Valley, by Sharma, G.R., 1980 pp 22-24
- ^ History to prehistory: contribution of the Department to the archaeology of the Ganga Valley and the Vindhyas, Dept. of Ancient History, Culture, and Archaeology, University of Allahabad, 1980, p.32
- ^ Śālabhañjikā in art, philosophy, and literature, Udaya Nārāyaṇa Rāya, Lokbharti Publications, 1979, p.44