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6 Muslim tombs among 70 centrally protected monuments in Bihar

October 7, 2011

By TCN Staff Reporter,

Patna: There are six tombs of Muslims among the 70 centrally protected monuments/sites in Bihar. They have been declared as of national importance under Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. They are conserved, preserved and maintained by way of structural repairs on need basis by Archaeological Survey of India of the central government.

The six Muslim tombs include that of Shamsher Khan (Shamshernagar, Aurangabad), Malik Ibrahim Bayu (Bihar Sharif, Nalanda) and Bakhtiar Khan (Malik Sarai, Kaimur). The Muslim monuments/sites also include Jami Mosque in Hajipur, Vaishali.

According to a communication from Union Ministry, in the last three years, about Rs 800 lakhs have been spent on centrally protected monuments/sites in Bihar.

The expenditure incurred on conservation, preservation and environmental development of centrally protected monuments/sites in the State of Bihar during the last three years and the current year, is as under:

Year	Expenditure (Rs in lakhs)
2008-09	294.83
2009-10	224.08
2010-11	249.60
2011-12	16.33 (up to June 2011)

List of Centrally Protected Monuments in Bihar under the jurisdiction of ASI

Sl.No.	Name of the Monument	Locality	District
1	Tomb of Shamsher Khan	Shamshernagar	Aurangabad
2	Ancient site of Vikramasila Monastery	Antichak	Bhagalpur
3	Rock Temple	Golgong	Bhagalpur
4	Patalpuri cave and land adjoining Bateshwar cave on the Patharghata hill	Madhorampur	Bhagalpur
5	Rock sculptures	Patharghatta	Bhagalpur
6	Ancient mound	Buxar	Buxar
7	Remains of ancient fort or Pachrukhi Garh locally known as Raja Bali Ka Garh	Balirajgarh	Madhubani
8	Ruined fortress, Chankigarh	Chanki	West Champaran
9	Rampart of the fort and Stupa at Nandangarh	Marhia	West Champaran
10	Ruined fortress at Nandangarh	Marhia	West Champaran
11	Vedic burial mounds	Marhia	West Champaran
12	Vedic burial mounds	Pakri	West Champaran
13	Fort ruins, tank and Stupa	Sagardih	East Champaran
14	Buddhist Stupa	Tajpur Deur	East Champaran
15	Asoka column known as Laur pillar	Lauriya Areraj	East Champaran
16	Asoka column	Lauriya Nandangarh	West Champaran
17	Vedic burial mounds	Lauriya Nandangarh	West Champaran
18	Ashoka column	Rampurwa	West Champaran
19	Sculptures of Hindu deities on Kauwadol Hill	Kurisarai	Gaya
20	Sculptures of Hindu deities on Kauwadol Hill	Kurisarai	Gaya
21	Sculptures of Hindu deities on Kauwadol Hill	Kurisarai	Gaya
22	Sculptures of Hindu deities on Kauwadol Hill	Kurisarai	Gaya
23	Ancient ruins of Buddha’s statute	Kurisarai	Gaya
24	The area generally known as ‘Garh’	Kurisarai	Gaya
25	Ancient Buddhistic image	Guneri	Gaya
26	Ancient mounds in Hasra Kol valley	Bishunpurtarwa, Hasra and Jagdishpur	Gaya
27	Ancient mounds on Sobhnath hill	Bishunpurtarwa, Hasra and Jagdishpur	Gaya
28	Siva temple	Konch	Gaya
29	Ancient Stupa of Sujata garh	Bakraur	Gaya
30	Ancient Buddhistic image and sculptures	Ghejan	Jehanabad
31	Gopi Cave	Barabar and Nagarjuni hills	Jehanabad
32	Karan Chaupar Cave	Barabar and Nagarjuni hills	Jehanabad
33	Lomas Rishi Cave	Barabar and Nagarjuni hills	Jehanabad
34	Sudama Cave	Barabar and Nagarjuni hills	Jehanabad
35	Vadathika Cave	Barabar and Nagarjuni hills	Jehanabad
36	Vapiyaka Cave	Barabar and Nagarjuni hills	Jehanabad
37	Visva Jhopa Cave	Barabar and Nagarjuni hills	Jehanabad
38	Ancient monolithic pillar (Lat)	Lat	Jehanabad
39	Asokan Column	Kolhua	Muzaffarpur
40	Remains of Queen’s Palace	Bihar Sharif	Nalanda
41	Tomb of Malik Ibrahim Bayu	Bihar Sharif	Nalanda
42	Ancient remains known as Garh	Ghorakatora	Nalanda
43	All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area	Nalanda	Nalanda
44	Ancient mound	Bargaon	Nalanda
45	Statue of Buddha	Jagdishpur	Nalanda
46	All ancient structures and other monuments	Rajgir	Nalanda
47	Sculpture and Images	Datiana	Patna
48	The grove known as “Bulandibagh”	Bulandipur	Patna
49	The stupa known as “Chhoti Paharai”	Chhoti Pahari	Patna
50	Supposed site of the Palace of Ashoka	Kumrahar	Patna
51	Remains of wooden foundations and ancient Mauryan walls	Sandalpur	Patna
52	Mounds known as Panch Pahari	Paharidih	Patna
53	Mir Ashraf’s Jama Mosque	Patna	Patna
54	Tomb of Shah Makhadum Daulat Maneri and Ibrahim Khan	Maner	Patna
55	Tank	Maner	Patna
56	Ancient Mound on survey plot No. 608 & 611	Maner	Patna
57	Ancient Mound on survey plot No. 399	Maner	Patna
58	Ancient mound	Buxar	Buxar
59	Tomb of Hasan Shah Suri	Sasaram	Rohtas
60	Tomb of Sher Shah Suri	Sasaram	Rohtas
61	Rohtasgarh fort	Rohtasgarh	Rohtas
62	Three rock inscriptions (Adjacent to Tara Chandi temple)	Sasaram	Rohtas
63	Temple of Mundeswari Devi	Paura	Kaimur
64	Tomb of Bakhtiar Khan	Malik Sarai	Kaimur
65	Ancestral House of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the First President of India	Jiradei	Siwan
66	Remains of Ancient city	Manjhi	Saran
67	Jami mosque	Hajipur	Vaishali
68	Relic Stupa	Harpur Basant	Vaishali
69	Raja Vishal ka Garh	Vaishali	Vaishali
70	Kanhaiya ji ka mandir	Bandarjhula	Kishanganj