Agroha Mound

Agroha, locally known as Ther, is an archaeological site, located in Agroha in Hisar district of India.

Agroha Mound
Ther Mound
Location in Haryana
Agroha Mound (India)
Alternative nameExcavated Site at Haryana State
LocationAgroha, Haryana, India
Coordinates29°19′54″N 75°37′10″E
TypeSettlement
History
Founded3rd to 4th century BC
Abandoned13th to 14th century AD
Site notes
Excavation dates1888–1889, 1978–1979
ArchaeologistsC. T. Rogers, J. S. Khatri, Acharya

Location

The mounds are located about 1.5 km from the town of Agroha, 20 km from Hisar city and 190 km from New Delhi in Hisar district of Haryana, India.[1] It lies on National Highway 9 (old NH-10).

Rediscovery and excavation

The excavations first started in the year 1888-89 under C.T. Rogers.[2] It restarted in the year 1978-79 by Archaeological Department of Haryana under the supervision of J.S. Khatri and Acharya.[3]

Belief

Agrawal community believes that the archaeological findings are related to their legendary founder — the king Agrasena, whose capital is said to have been at Agroha. The Agrawal organizations such as Akhil Bharatiya Agrawal Sammelan and Agroha Vikas Trust have supported archaeological research at the site.[4]

Historical significance

According to the official website of Hisar, the excavations at Agroha belong to the period from 3rd-4th century B.C. to 13th-14th century A.D. Defense wall, shrine cells and residential houses can be observed in the mound.[5]

Notable artifacts

Around seven thousand artifacts have been recovered during the excavations.

Coins

Silver and bronze coins belonging to different periods have been found at the site. They belong to Roman, Kushana, Yaudheya and Gupta empire. Language used is Prakrit.[6]

Seals

Many seals have also been found. They are inscribed with words like Pitradutt, " Sadhu Vridhasya", "Shamkar Malasya", "Madrsya", etc.[7]

Others

Besides the numerous stone sculptures, iron and copper implements and beads of semi-precious stones have also been found.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.agroha.com/agrdham.htm
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Babb 2004, p. 186.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://www.agroha.com/introduction.html#maharaj
  7. http://www.agroha.com/introduction.html#maharaj
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Bibliography

Babb, Lawrence A (2004). Alchemies of Violence: Myths of Identity and the Life of Trade in Western India. Sage. ISBN 978-0-7619-3223-9.

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