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A number of monasteries grew up during the Pāla period in ancient India in the eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent, comprising Bengal and Magadha.According to Tibetan sources, five great Mahaviharas (universities) stood out: Vikramashila, the premier university of the era; Nalanda, past its prime but still illustrious; Somapura Mahavihara; Odantapurā; and Jaggadala. [2]
After the fall of the Suri dynasty in 1556, Bihar came under the Mughal Empire and later was the staging post for the British colonial Bengal Presidency from the 1750s and up to the war of 1857–58. On 22 March 1912, Bihar was carved out as a separate province in the British Indian Empire.
Vaishali, Vesali or Vaiśālī was a city in present-day Bihar, India, and is now an archaeological site.It is a part of the Tirhut Division. [1]It was the capital city of the Vajjika League of Vrijji mahajanapada, considered one of the first examples of a republic around the 6th century BCE.
Shalban Vihara. Shalban Bihar (Sanskrit; Bengali: শালবন বিহার Shalban Bihar) is an archaeological site in Moinamoti, Comilla, Bangladesh. [1] The ruins are in the middle of the Lalmai hills ridge, and these are of a 7th-century Paharpur-style Buddhist Bihar with 115 cells for monks.
Vasu Vihara or Vasu Bihar is one of the famous archaeological site in Bangladesh. Locally is popular by the name Narapatir Dhap. It is one of the ancient Buddhist heritage of Bangladesh. [1] Vasu Bihar, Bogra Monastery of Vasu Bihara, Bogra View of monastery Site brief by Department of Archaeology Aerial view of Vasu Bihar
Bihar is one of the longest inhabited places in the world with a history going back to the Neolithic age. [ 8 ] Since that time, Biharis have long been involved in some of the most important events in South Asian history. Biharis were the founders of many great empires based out of Magadh including the Nanda Empire, Maurya Empire and the Gupta ...
Vikramashila (IAST: Vikramaśilā) was a Buddhist monastery situated in what is now modern-day Bihar in India. It was founded by King Dharmapala between the late eighth and early ninth century. [1] It was one of the three most important Buddhist Mahaviharas of its time in India, along with Nalanda and Odantapuri.
Rajgir, old name Rajagriha, meaning "The City of Kings," is an ancient city and university town in the district of Nalanda in Bihar, India.As the ancient seat and capital of the Haryanka dynasty, the Pradyota dynasty, the Brihadratha dynasty and the Mauryan Empire, as well as the dwelling ground of such historical figures as Buddha, Mahavira and Bimbisara, the city holds a place of prominence ...