{"id":359384,"date":"2026-03-30T15:42:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=359384"},"modified":"2026-03-30T15:42:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:12:53","slug":"balirajgarh-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/balirajgarh-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Balirajgarh Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has begun excavation at Bihar\u2019s historic Balirajgarh site, which is believed to be the gateway to ancient Mithila.<\/p>\n<h2>About Balirajgarh Site<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_359385\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-359385\" style=\"width: 405px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-359385\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_30-3-2026_133230_tourism.bihar_.gov_.in_.jpeg?resize=405%2C224&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Balirajgarh Site\" width=\"405\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_30-3-2026_133230_tourism.bihar_.gov_.in_.jpeg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_30-3-2026_133230_tourism.bihar_.gov_.in_.jpeg?resize=768%2C426&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_30-3-2026_133230_tourism.bihar_.gov_.in_.jpeg?w=896&amp;ssl=1 896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-359385\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Bihar Tourism<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Balirajgarh site is an<\/span><b> archaeological site<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located at <\/span><b>Madhubani district, Bihar.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>declared a site of national importance in 1938.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Findings: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The site has shown evidence o<\/span><b>f a fivefold cultural period- Northern Black Pottery Ware, Sunga, Kushana, Gupta, followed by Pala Period.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Other findings also<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> included <\/span><b>remains of a rampart in three different phases, structural remains of burnt bricks laid in mud mortar, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and some other<\/span><b> structures of residential building.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the antiquities are <\/span><b>terracotta objects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like animal and human figurines<\/span><b>, beads, semiprecious stones beads, sealings,<\/b><b> bone tools, copper objects, punch-marked coins, etc.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The excavation also indicated<\/span><b> a massive brick fortification spanning approximately 176 acres.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> According to some scholars<\/span><b>, the Balirajgarh fort was built by the last King of the Janaka Dynasty in Mithila.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Historical and Cultural significance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The local folklore identifies it as the <\/span><b>capital of the legendary King Bali.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some scholars also believe that it<\/span><b> served as a major administrative hub<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>ancient Videha Kingdom.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has begun excavation at Bihar\u2019s historic Balirajgarh site, which is believed to be the gateway to ancient Mithila. About Balirajgarh Site Balirajgarh site is an archaeological site located at Madhubani district, Bihar. It was declared a site of national importance in 1938. 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