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See also:PATAN (_" See also:city ") , the name of two historic cities in See also:India . One of these, known as Anhilwada See also:Patan, was the See also:capital of the last See also:Hindu See also:dynasty of See also:Gujarat, sacked by Mahmud of See also:Ghazni and finally destroyed by the Mahommedans in 1298 . Near its ruins, which are not considerable, has sprung up a See also:modern See also:town, in the See also:state of See also:Baroda (pop . 31,402), which contains many Jain temples (with See also:palm-See also:leaf See also:MSS.) and has manufactures of See also:fine See also:cotton and See also:silk textiles . The other Patan, known as Lalita Patan, was the capital of one of the three Newar kingdoms in the valley of See also:Nepal, conquered by the Gurkhas at the end of the 18th See also:century . It is situated See also:close to See also:Katmandu, on the opposite See also:bank of the See also:river Baghmati . The See also:population is estimated at about 30,000, mostly Newars, who are Buddhists; and the buildings consist mainly of old Buddhist shrines and monasteries . |
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