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The name pune has its origin from the copper plates dated 758 and 768 A.D. At that time this area or region was ruled bye the rashtrakutas.In the Copper plates of 758 A.D. it is named as punya Vishaya where as in the copper plate of 768 A.D. it is named as punaka vishaya.Vishaya means region, a grographical area. In the copper plate of 993 A.D. It is named as punaka desha.Later on it was refered to as punekavadi.Punevadi, kasabe Pune.Therirwas temple of punyeshwara on the bank of mutha. Saint namdev (1270 - 1350) visited this temple. Poona gazetter emplains that this city is situated on the confluence of mula and mutha rivers. The confluence / sangam of two rivers is called as punya. Hence the name pune.It is also refered to as punyanagari.
The Pune city has long tradition and history, various communities living together for years together and the people in the region have great achievement, hence the city is called a historical city.Chhatrapati Shivaji the great king of Marathas has established his kingdom in this region.Shahji , Shivajis father and grand father Maloji occupied this territory for over a century. Shivaji enjoyed his childhood in lal mahal along with his mother and mentor Dadoji Kondadev in pune. Everyday jijabai used to visit the temple of Ganpati in Kasba peth. Hence she helped for construction of the temple. Shivaji conquered sinhagad fort from his commander Tanaji in 1670. Pune city has such long tradition and history.
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