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Ruin Attractions In Sahibganj

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Sahebganj is a town and Municipality of Sahebganj district of Jharkhand state, India, which also serves as the district headquarters for Sahibganj District. Sahibganj means a place of masters . Sahibganj is a Class II town of Jharkhand which is sandwiched between the River Ganges on the north, the Rajmahal Hills on the south, West Bengal on the East and one of the world's oldest universities, Vikramashila , on the west. Sahibganj is the northernmost town as well as district of Jharkhand. The place is likely to have been given its name because a number of English and other European people lived and worked in and around the railway station during the Bri...
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  • 1. Vikramshila Ruins Bhagalpur
    Vikramashila was one of the two most important centres of learning in India during the Pala Empire, along with Nalanda. Vikramashila was established by King Dharmapala in response to a supposed decline in the quality of scholarship at Nalanda. Atisha, the renowned pandita, is sometimes listed as a notable abbot. It was destroyed by the forces of Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji around 1193 CE.Vikramashila is located at about 50 km east of Bhagalpur and about 13 km north-east of Kahalgaon, a town in Bhagalpur district . It is approachable through 11 km long motorable road diverting from NH-80 at Anadipur about 2 km from Kahalgaon.
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