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Why was Mathura famous in 6th century
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MathuraMathura is a city in the Indian state of uttar Pradesh it is located approximately 50 kilometres north of Agra and 145 kilometres southeast of Delhi about 11 kilometre from the town of vrindavan and 22 kilometres from govardhan it is the administrative centre of Mathura district of uttar Pradesh in ancient times Mathura was an economic hub located at the junction of important carbon routes the 2011 census of India estimated the population of Mathura at 44 1894 Mathura has an ancient history and also believed to be the homeland and birthplace of Krishna who was born in Yadav dynasty according to the archaeologist survey of India at the Mathura museum the city is mentioned in the oldest Indian epic the Ramayana in the epic of eklavya Prince slays a demon called 11 Sura and claim the land afterwards the place come to be known as Madhu one and it thickly wooded then madhuban and later Mathura