Government of IndiaDiscovery of the Exact Site of Asoka's Classic Capital of Pataliputra, the Palibothra of the Greeks and Description of the Superficial Remains
Author: Waddell, L.A.
Keywords: Archaeology, Architecture, Patliputra, Ashoka, King Sasanka
Publisher: Bengal Secretariat Press,Calcutta
Description: This document contains information about Ashoka's capital, Patliputra. The author explored Patna its neighbourhood and found the site of the Ashokan capital. In this document, he has put forth the works that describe Patliputra, its location and composition along with his description of the remains on site. The works of Greeks and Hiuen-Tsiang are referred. The latter part of this document contains information on King Sasanka, who defaced the stone footprint of Buddha at Patliputra in 600AD, and his lost kingdom of Karna Suvarna. The document also contains illustrations to explain the sites and their architecture.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: Rare Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Waddell, L.A. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-23T13:33:36Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-02-23T13:33:36Z |
| dc.description | This document contains information about Ashoka's capital, Patliputra. The author explored Patna its neighbourhood and found the site of the Ashokan capital. In this document, he has put forth the works that describe Patliputra, its location and composition along with his description of the remains on site. The works of Greeks and Hiuen-Tsiang are referred. The latter part of this document contains information on King Sasanka, who defaced the stone footprint of Buddha at Patliputra in 600AD, and his lost kingdom of Karna Suvarna. The document also contains illustrations to explain the sites and their architecture. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | 27p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Bengal Secretariat Press,Calcutta |
| dc.subject | Archaeology, Architecture, Patliputra, Ashoka, King Sasanka |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1892 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-004514 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Waddell, L.A. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-23T13:33:36Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-02-23T13:33:36Z |
| dc.description | This document contains information about Ashoka's capital, Patliputra. The author explored Patna its neighbourhood and found the site of the Ashokan capital. In this document, he has put forth the works that describe Patliputra, its location and composition along with his description of the remains on site. The works of Greeks and Hiuen-Tsiang are referred. The latter part of this document contains information on King Sasanka, who defaced the stone footprint of Buddha at Patliputra in 600AD, and his lost kingdom of Karna Suvarna. The document also contains illustrations to explain the sites and their architecture. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | 27p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Bengal Secretariat Press,Calcutta |
| dc.subject | Archaeology, Architecture, Patliputra, Ashoka, King Sasanka |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1892 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-004514 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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