Eran

Eran
	Mandapa of the Vishnu Temple at Eran
	Eran Shown within India Eran Eran (Madhya Pradesh)
Location	Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates	24°05′38″N 78°10′22″E / 24.093846°N 78.172695°E

Eran is an ancient town and archaeological site in the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, India.^[1] It was one of the ancient mints for Indian dynasties as evidenced by the diverse coins excavated here. The site has 5th and 6th-century Gupta era temples and monuments, particularly the colossal stone boar with sages and scholars depicted on the body of the sculpture.^[1] The inscription stones found at Eran are important to reconstructing the chronology of Gupta Empire history. Eran or Erakina was the capital of Erakina (Airikina) Pradesha or Airkina Vishaya, an administrative division of the Gupta Empire.^[2]

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^ Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (1972) Political History of Ancient India, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, p.495

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[2] Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (1972) Political History of Ancient India, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, p.495

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Mandapa of the Vishnu Temple at Eran
Eran Shown within India Show map of India Eran Eran (Madhya Pradesh) Show map of Madhya Pradesh
Location	Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates	24°05′38″N 78°10′22″E / 24.093846°N 78.172695°E / 24.093846; 78.172695