Agroha Mound
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|alternate_name = Excavated Site at Haryana State
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|alt = Ther Mound, ASI monument N-HR-79
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|location = Agroha, Haryana, India
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|type = Settlement
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|built = 3rd to 4th century BC
|abandoned = 13th to 14th century AD
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|excavations = 1888–1889, 1978–1979
|archaeologists = C. J. Rogers, J. S. Khatri, Acharya
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Agroha, locally known as Ther, is an archaeological site located in Agroha, in the Hisar district of India.
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.haryana-online.com/agroha.htm |title=Agroha, district Hissar, Haryana - kingdom of Aggarwals - India - Travel |access-date=2012-05-22 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114140544/http://www.haryana-online.com/agroha.htm |archive-date=2012-11-14 }} It lies on National Highway 9 (old NH-10).
Rediscovery and excavation
The excavations first started in the year 1888–89 under C.J. Rogers. It restarted in the year 1978-79 by the Archaeological Department of Haryana under the supervision of J.S. Khatri and Acharya.{{Cite web |url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_exca_indi_haryana.asp |title=Excavation Sites in Haryana - Archaeological Survey of India |access-date=22 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507125018/http://asi.nic.in/asi_exca_indi_haryana.asp |archive-date=7 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}
Belief
The Agrawal community believes that the archaeological findings are related to their legendary founder—Maharaja Agrasena, whose capital is said to have been at Agroha. Agrawal organizations such as Akhil Bharatiya Agrawal Sammelan and Agroha Vikas Trust have supported archaeological research at the site.{{sfn|Babb|2004|p=186 }}
Historical significance
According to the official website of Hisar, the excavations at Agroha belong to the period from the 3rd-4th century B.C. to the 13th-14th century A.D. A wall for defense, shrine cells and residential houses can be observed in the mound.
Notable artifacts
Around seven thousand artefacts were recovered during the excavations.
= Coins =
Silver and bronze coins belonging to different periods have been found at the site. The coins hoard includes four Indo-Greek coins, one punch-marked coin, and fifty-one coins of Agrodaka. They belong to Roman, Kushana, Yaudheya and Gupta Empire. Language used is Prakrit.
= Seals =
Many seals have also been found. They are inscribed with words like Pitradutt, " Sadhu Vridhasya", "Shamkar Malasya", "Madrsya", etc.{{cite web|url=https://haryanatourism.gov.in/Destination/ancient-mound,-agroha|access-date=26 April 2023|website=haryanatourism.gov.in
|title=Ancient Mound, Agroha}}
= Others =
Besides the numerous stone sculptures, iron and copper implements and beads of semi-precious stones have also been found.{{Cite web |url=http://hisar.nic.in/historyhisar.aspx |title=History of Hisar|access-date=22 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204105924/http://hisar.nic.in/historyhisar.aspx |archive-date=4 February 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
See also
References
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= Bibliography =
{{cite book |first=Lawrence A |last=Babb |title=Alchemies of Violence: Myths of Identity and the Life of Trade in Western India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=74tUY0le33UC&pg=PA186 |year=2004 |publisher=Sage |isbn=978-0-7619-3223-9 }}
{{Hisar, India topics}}
{{Haryana}}
{{Archaeological sites in India}}
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Category:Tourist attractions in Hisar district
Category:Archaeological sites in Haryana