Micronesia’s Nan Madol world heritage site marks ‘the remains of chiefly societies from around 1000 years ago’, observes Unesco; but in defining the meaning of ‘chiefly societies’, though this term has been used again and again by Unesco, the writings on Nan Madol prescribes nothing more on it. ‘Chiefly dwellings, ritual/ceremonial sites, mortuary structures and domestic sites combine as an outstanding example of a monumental ceremonial centre illustrating the period of development of chiefly societies’ constitute the most outstanding value for this site that collectively pinpoints an ancient institutional tradition and system of governance in the region.
Unescos’ s observation is that ‘Nan Madol is an expression of the original development of traditional chiefly institutions and systems of governance in the Pacific Islands that continue into the present in the form of the Nahnmwarki system under which Nan Madol is traditionally owned and managed’. The system covers more than 100 islets that form Nan Madol off the shores of Pohnpei Island…. They represent the ceremonial centre of the Saudeleur dynasty, an era of 1200-1500 CE’.
Micronesia stands to represent the seat of worship of Ascesine or Accesine that identifies the river Scamander in the Acco or Arka-kshetra region. Nan Madol therefore is exactly as same as Migdol or Mrudugal which not only identifies a place but also refers to Sage Mrudugal and to the sacred bathing ghat in this name. It is one of the Eight Great Chaitya Sites of the ancient world.
Name of Asia originated from the name Ascesine that also marks the Caspian Sea region. Migdol’s name is reflected in the route of Exodus along with Pihehiroth or Pihehi-roth. Pohnpei of Micronesia identifies this Pihehiroth which is as same as ‘Vyaghra-path’ or the ‘Tiger’s Path’ on which Migdol stands. It identifies the seat of worship of goddess ‘Baghei’. This is one of the ‘Ten’ tantric goddess whose name is synonymous with goddess Bagalamukhi; Nahnmwarki or Nahnm-warki is identified itself with Mahanama, the biblical Mahanaim who is identical with the name of the last king of Kapilavastu. The latter was the seat of Dan tribe of the ancient world. Kapilavastu was then situated on the Vyghra-Patha or the “Tiger’s Path’. Phrygia of classical literature is exactly the same as Baghei. Sudho-dana, father of the Buddha belonged to Dan settlement of Kapilavastu. He was neither a king nor belonged to any royal clan. But was chief of Kapilavastu which was identifies with the Vyaghra Patha, and the goddess Baghei and a king in the name of Baghamunda. Mahanaim was the last king of Kapilavastu who left Kapilavastu and settled in Keka country.
Saudeleur does not identify a dynasty in this name, but it exactly marks the ‘House of a Bug Trader’ called anciently as ‘Saudagar’; this name pinpoints a family which was then engaged with overseas trading. Not much work has been done in this Big Trading Houses of the ancient world on which many stories are there.
In the long dynastic history of human civilization, there is no difference between the Dan on one side and the Anu or the On or the Han tribe on the other side. ‘Nahnm-‘ therefore identifies itself with Dan or Han dynasty as the Silk Route was as same as the Tiger’s Path’; Persepolis of Alexander’s historians existed in the Phrygian region; Vyaghra Patha was passing through the Negev or the ‘South’. Pohnpei, Nahnmwarki, and Saudeleur collectively pinpoint the geographical situation of Bagha, Bagei and royal seat of Mahanama in the Negev region.
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