Kumhrar
Sign in to saveKumhrar or Kumrahar is the area of Patna where remains of the ancient city of Pataliputra were excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India starting from 1913. It is located 5 km east of Patna Railway Station.
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- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Patna
- Official website
- www.patna.nic.in
- Image
- Ruins of Patliputra at Kumhrar.JPG
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- postal code
- 800026
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- Kumrahar
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Assembly Hall of 80-pillars
- Other structures
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- Further reading
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Kumhrar or Kumrahar is the area of Patna where remains of the ancient city of Pataliputra were excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India starting from 1913. It is located 5 km east of Patna Railway Station.
Archaeological remains of the Mauryan period (322–185 BCE) have been discovered here, this include the ruins of a hypostyle 80-pillared hall The excavation findings here date back to 600 BCE, and marks the ancient capital of Ajātasattu, Chandragupta and Ashoka, and collectively the relics range from four continuous periods from 600 BCE to 600 CE.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kumhrar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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