Kṛimilā

Author:

Kumar Anil1

Affiliation:

1. Santiniketan, West Bengal, India

Abstract

In a recent course of exploration in the area identified as Kṛimilā Adhiṣṭhāna of early medieval period by D.C. Sircar is near modern town Lakhisarai, a district headquarter of Bihar. It is situated around 125 kilometers east of Patna, the state capital. It is well connected by rail and road; Patna Howrah main line and NH 80 passes through the place. The longitude of city is 86°06′ east and latitude is 25°10′ north. The area around 25–30 square kilometers of the city has large number of historical monuments, particularly Buddhist Stupas and Brahmanical temples. Beglar and Cunningham explored the area and reported the antiquity of the region in 19th century. They have identified existence of Buddhist Stupa and Brahmanical temples in the area. In 1950s and 1960s D.C. Sircar and subsequently R.K Choudhary visited the region and reported few inscriptions of early medieval period. An extensive exploration conducted by me, has revealed many interesting facts undisclosed about the early medieval historiography. There are more than thirty big mounds which are unexcavated lying between Valgudar and Rampur in Lakhisarai district of Bihar. Recent exploration has yielded six image inscriptions and more than 100 Buddhist as well as Brahmanical sculptures. Stylistic analysis of these sculptures suggests us the early medieval dates, and different phases of construction activities. The whole area falls around 30 square kilometers, which has more than thirty mounds, more than twenty ponds and three lakes. Few brick structures over the mounds are exposed due to natural calamities or encroachments by the local people. Overall survey of the area and decipherment of the found inscriptions, suggests us about an existence of a large religious and administrative centre of early medieval eastern India.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

History

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