The present-day site of Bairat corresponds to the ancient city of Virāṭanagara, which was the capital of the Iron AgeMatsya kingdom (c. 1400-c. 350 BC), which was one of the solasa (sixteen) Mahajanapadas (great kingdoms) according to the 6th BCE Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya. Matsya kingdom had Kuru and Surasena mahajanapadas to its north and east respectively.[1][2]
Medieval era
Bairat was a part of the Mauryan Empire. The ruins of the Bijak-ki-pahadi (Bairat Temple), a BuddhistChaitya (chapel) from the 3rd century BCE located in Bairat, are the oldest free-standing Buddhist structures in India.[3] The town is also home to ruins of a Buddhist monastery,[4] a wood and timber shrine, and two rock-cut edicts (Bairat Edict and Bhabru Edict) from Emperor Ashoka; these date from the Mauryan period (circa 250 BCE). However, Akhnoor, a town in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir is also considered by many as the ancient Virat Nagar.[5][6]
Early modern era
The town has a number of Mughal structures, including a Chhatri (cenotaph) with some of the earliest surviving murals in Rajasthan, and a lodge where the Mughal emperor Akbar hunted and stayed overnight on his yearly pilgrimage to Ajmer.[7]
Maharao Bada Singh Meena was the ruler at the time of Akbar.
viratnagar, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 2022, l. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Viratnagar news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Viratnagar previously known as Bairat IAST Bairaṭ or Bairath IAST Bairaṭh is a town in northern Jaipur district of Rajasthan India Viratnagar BairattownViratnagarCity of Bairat Viratnagar as seen from Bairat Temple ViratnagarShow map of IndiaViratnagarShow map of RajasthanCoordinates 27 25 59 N 76 10 54 E 27 433189 N 76 181591 E 27 433189 76 181591 Coordinates 27 25 59 N 76 10 54 E 27 433189 N 76 181591 E 27 433189 76 181591CountryIndiaStateRajasthanDistrictJaipurElevation430 m 1 410 ft Population 2001 Total17 237Languages OfficialHindiTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST ISO 3166 codeRJ INWebsitehttp www viratnagar in Contents 1 History 1 1 Ancient era 1 2 Medieval era 1 3 Early modern era 2 Geography 3 ReferencesHistory EditAncient era Edit According to Huen Tsang visitor to China Tonk was under Bairath State or Viratnagar previously known as Bairat or Bairath The present day site of Bairat corresponds to the ancient city of Viraṭanagara which was the capital of the Iron Age Matsya kingdom c 1400 c 350 BC which was one of the solasa sixteen Mahajanapadas great kingdoms according to the 6th BCE Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya Matsya kingdom had Kuru and Surasena mahajanapadas to its north and east respectively 1 2 Medieval era Edit Bairat was a part of the Mauryan Empire The ruins of the Bijak ki pahadi Bairat Temple a Buddhist Chaitya chapel from the 3rd century BCE located in Bairat are the oldest free standing Buddhist structures in India 3 The town is also home to ruins of a Buddhist monastery 4 a wood and timber shrine and two rock cut edicts Bairat Edict and Bhabru Edict from Emperor Ashoka these date from the Mauryan period circa 250 BCE However Akhnoor a town in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir is also considered by many as the ancient Virat Nagar 5 6 Early modern era Edit The town has a number of Mughal structures including a Chhatri cenotaph with some of the earliest surviving murals in Rajasthan and a lodge where the Mughal emperor Akbar hunted and stayed overnight on his yearly pilgrimage to Ajmer 7 Maharao Bada Singh Meena was the ruler at the time of Akbar Geography EditBairat is located at 27 27 N 76 11 E 27 45 N 76 18 E 27 45 76 18 8 It has an average elevation of 430 m 1 410 ft References Edit Malik Dr Malti 2016 History of India New Saraswati House India Pvt Ltd pp 52 53 ISBN 978 81 7335 498 4 Integration of Rajasthan Rajasthan Legislative Assembly website Retrieved 4 June 2009 Viratnagar in archives amp archaeology India s perennial city Si Ela Sarma Malti Prakashan 1997 A Tryst with History at Viratnagar Florine Roche 3 December 2012 http www daijiworld com chan exclusive arch asp ex id 1968 Brara Sarita 10 August 2013 Akhnoor Caught in a time warp The Hindu Retrieved 29 July 2018 Official Web Site of Akhnoor Sub Division J amp K The Early Rajput Murals of Bairat c AD 1587 H Goetz Ars Orientalis Vol 1 1954 pp 113 118 Falling Rain Genomics Inc Bairat Fallingrain com Retrieved 5 June 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Viratnagar amp oldid 1112829050, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
