Patna : Seat of mighty empires.Beneath the din and bustle of Patna, the capital of Bihar state, has a fascinating past.
And in each chapter of its history, it has been crowned by a new name- Kusumpur, Pushpapur, Pataliputra and Azeemabad.
Turning over the pages of early Indian history one comes across the name of the pre-eminent city of Pataliputra. Located at the site where Patna is today, this city saw the rise and fall of India's first major kingdoms. More ....
Nalanda : Nalanda, where ruins of the great ancient
It falls on way to Rajgir. It is also linked by rail with Patna, Rajgir and Bakhtiyarpur. Hieun Tsang, the renowned Chinese traveller of the seventh century, says that according to tradition the place owed its name to a Naga of the same name which resided in a local tank.
But he thinks it more probable that Lord Buddha, in one of his previous births as Bodhisatwa, became a king with his capital at this place.
Rajgir : Rajgir, known earlier as 'Rajagriha' or Girivaraja, nestles in the rocky hills, that witnessed
Lord Buddha spent many months of retreat during the rainy season here, and used to meditate and preach on Griddhkuta, the 'Hill of the Vultures'. More ....
Vaishali : It is held that the town derives its name from King Vishal, whose heroic deeds are narrated in the Hindu epic Ramayana.
However, history records that around the time Pataliputra was the centre of political activity in the Gangetic plains, Vaishali came into existence as centre of the Ganga, it was the seat of the Republic of Vajji.
Vaishali is credited with being the World's First Republic to have a duly elected assembly of representatives and efficient administration. More ....
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