# Khajuraho — WHE Definition Discussion

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**Created:** [July 20, 2015, 10:21am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/khajuraho-whe-definition-discussion/1362 "2015-07-20T10:21:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 10:21am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/khajuraho-whe-definition-discussion/1362/1 "2015-07-20T10:21:40Z")

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Khajuraho was an ancient city in the Madhya Pradesh region of northern India. From the 10th to 12th century CE it was the capital of the Chandella kings who ruled Bundelkhand. Despite Khajuraho's once great reputation as an important cultural centre there are no surviving non-religious buildings, but the presence of 35 Hindu and Jain temples make it one of the most significant historical sites in India today and worthy of its name given by the 11th century CE Muslim historian Abu Rihan Alberuni as 'the City of the Gods'. Khajuraho is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Khajuraho/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Khajuraho/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/khajuraho-whe-definition-discussion/1362/2 "2026-07-28T18:55:04Z")

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