Benares

Japanese: Benares
Benares

...In the early 11th century, it was incorporated under the influence of the Muslim Ghaznavid Empire and became known as Banaras, pronounced in Urdu. In 1794, when it was annexed by the East India Company, it became known as Benares, pronounced in English. Varanasi was a major religious and cultural center of Aryan society around 1000 BCE.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Benares" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…11世紀初頭,イスラム教徒のガズナ朝の勢力下に編入され,ウルドゥー語流に発音し,バナラスBanarasと呼ばれるようになる。1794年,東インド会社領に併合されると英語流に発音してベナレスBenaresと呼んだ。 ワーラーナシーは前1000年ころには,アーリヤ人社会の宗教,文化の一大中心地であった。…

※「Benares」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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