sentences:  Today it lies on the eastern side of Allahabad, across the river Ganges and connected to the city by the Shastri Bridge, and is considered an important part of the history of Allahabad or Prayag, city's former name.Pratishthana was the most important locality of Prayag and it was founded by King Ila and was the capital of Pururavas and other kings of Lunar Dynasty.Once belonging to the rulers of Maurya, Shunga, Kushana and Gupta period, the ancient Pratisthana has lost its identity to the modernity of Jhunsi.