List of Monuments of National Importance in Bihar
This is a list of Monuments of National Importance (ASI) as officially recognized by and available through the website of the Archaeological Survey of India in the Indian state Bihar.[1] The monument identifier is a combination of the abbreviation of the subdivision of the list (state, ASI circle) and the numbering as published on the website of the ASI. 70 Monuments of National Importance have been recognized by the ASI in Bihar.[2]
List of monuments of national importance
| SL. No. | Description | Location | Address | District | Coordinates | Image |
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| N-BR-1 | Tomb of Shamsher Khan | Shamshernagar | Aurangabad |  Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-2 | Ancient site of Vikramashila Monastery | Antichak | Bhagalpur |  
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| N-BR-3 | Rock Temple | Golgong | Bhagalpur,Bihar | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-4 | Patalpuri cave and land adjoining Bateshwar cave on the Patharghatahill | Madhorampur | Bhagalpur | 
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| N-BR-5 | Rock sculptures | Patharghatta | Bhagalpur | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-6 | Ancient mound | Buxar | Buxar | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-7 | Remains of ancient fort orPachrukhi Garh locally known as Raja Bali Ka Garh | Balirajgarh | Madhubani | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-8 | Ruined fortress, Chankigarh | Chanki | West Champaran | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-9 | Rampart of the fort and Stupa at Nandangarh | Marhia | West Champaran | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-10 | Ruined fortress at Nandangarh | Marhia | West Champaran | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-11 | Vedic burial mounds | Marhia | West Champaran | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-12 | Vedic burial mounds | Pakri | West Champaran | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-13 | Fort ruins, tank and Stupa | Sagardih | East Champaran | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-14 | Buddhist Stupa (Kesariya Stupa) | Tajpur Deur | East Champaran |  More images | ||
| N-BR-15 | Ashoka column known as Laur pillar | Lauriya Areraj | East Champaran | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-16 | Pillars of Ashoka | Lauriya Nandangarh | West Champaran |  More images | ||
| N-BR-17 | Vedic burial mounds | Lauriya Nandangarh | West Champaran | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-18 | Ashoka column | Rampurwa | West Champaran | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-19 | Sculptures of various Hindu deities carved on the southern and eastern faces of some rocks and boulders of Kauwadol Hill | Kurisarai | Gaya | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-20 | Sculptures of various Hindu deities carved on the face of an isolated round boulder separated by a distance of 12 feet from the south-eastern corner of the KauwadolHill. | Kurisarai | Gaya | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-21 | Sculptures of various Hindu deities carved on the northern -eastern faces of some rocks of KauwadolHill. | Kurisarai | Gaya | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-22 | Sculptures of four Hindu deities one on each side of an oblong isolated boulder to the east of theKauwadol Hill. | Kurisarai | Gaya | .jpg)
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| N-BR-23 | The whole of the ancient ruins on which there are a colossal statute of Buddha, a few loose sculptures and thirteen sandstone pillars. | Kurisarai | Gaya | 
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| N-BR-24 | The area generally known as ‘Garh’ is the site of an ancient Buddhist monastery. Famous for the hoard of 148 bronze images excavated in 1930,[3] now in the Patna Museum. Some Pala period sculptures and architectural fragments, including the Buddha statue illustrated, were collected by Major Markham Kittoe in the nineteenth century and are now in the British Museum. | Kurkihar | Gaya | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-25 | Ancient Buddhistic image and other images and sculptures collected underneath a shed | Guneri | Gaya | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-26 | Ancient mounds in the valley known as “Hasra Kol” | Bishunpurtarwa,Hasra and Jagdishpur | Gaya | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-27 | Ancient mouds in the hill known as ‘Sobhnath’ | Bishunpurtarwa,Hasra and Jagdishpur | Gaya | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-28 | Siva temple | Konch | Gaya | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-29 | Ancient Stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh | Bakraur | Gaya |  More images | ||
| N-BR-30 | Ancient Buddhistic image and sculptures collected underneath a shed | Ghejan | Jehanabad | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-31 | Gopi Cave | Barabar and Nagarjuni hills | Jehanabad | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-32 | Karan Chaupar Cave | Barabar and Nagarjuni hills, | Jehanabad | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-33 | Lomas Rishi Cave | Barabar and Nagarjuni hils, | Jehanabad |  More images | ||
| N-BR-34 | Sudama Cave | Barabar and Nagarjuni hils, | Jehanabad |  More images | ||
| N-BR-35 | Vadathika Cave | Barabar and Nagarjuni hils | Jehanabad | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-36 | Vapiyaka Cave | Barabar and Nagarjuni hils, | Jehanabad | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-37 | Visva Jhopa Cave | Barabar and Nagarjuni hils, | Jehanabad | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-38 | Ancient monolithic pillar known as Lat | Lat | Jehanabad | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-39 | Ashokan Column | Kolhua | Vaishali |  More images | ||
| N-BR-40 | Remains of the ramparts and the mound commonly known as the ‘Queen’s Palace’ in the Killa | Bihar Sharif | Nalanda | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-41 | Tomb of Malik Ibrahim Bayu | Bihar Sharif | Nalanda | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-42 | Ancient remains known as Garh | Ghorakatora | Nalanda | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-43 | All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area | Nalanda | Nalanda | 
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| N-BR-44 | Ancient mound | Bargaon | Nalanda | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-45 | Statue of Buddha | Jagdishpur | Nalanda | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-46 | i. All ancient structures and other monuments.
ii. All ancient structures and all artificial ancient remains which are situated within a distance of half a mile of the said two ancient cities known as old and new Rajgriha. iii. Walls of the two ancient cities known as old and new Rajgriha |
Rajgir | Nalanda | .jpg)
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| N-BR-47 | Sculpture and Images | Datiana | Patna | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-48 | The grove known as “Bulandibagh” | Bulandipur | Patna | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-49 | The mound or stupa known as “Chhoti Paharai” | Chhoti Pahari | Patna | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-50 | Supposed site of the Palace of Ashoka | Kumrahar | Patna | 
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| N-BR-51 | Remains of wooden foundations and ancient Mauryan walls | Sandalpur | Patna | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-52 | Mounds known as the five stupasor ”Panch Pahari” | Paharidih | Patna | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-53 | a. Ablution Tank,
b. Mir Ashraf’s Jama Mosque iii. Pucca well |
Patna | Patna | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-54 | Tomb of Shah Makhadum Daulat Maneri and Ibrahim Khan | Maner | Patna | 
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| N-BR-55 | Tank | Maner | Patna | 
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| N-BR-56 | Ancient Mound and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land which is
part of survey plot No. 608 & 611 |
Maner | Patna | 
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| N-BR-57 | Ancient Mound and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land constituting survey plot No. 399 | Maner | Patna | 
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| N-BR-58 | Ancient mound | Buxar | Buxar | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-59 | Tomb of Hasan Shah Suri | Sasaram | Rohtas |  More images | ||
| N-BR-60 | Tomb of Sher Shah Suri | Sasaram | Rohtas |  More images | ||
| N-BR-61 | Rohtasgarh fort | Rohtasgarh | Rohtas | 
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| N-BR-62 | Temple of Mundeswari Devi | Paura | Kaimur | 
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| N-BR-63 | Tomb of Bakhtiar Khan | Malik Sarai | Kaimur | 
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| N-BR-64 | Three rock inscriptions (Adjacent to Tara Chandi temple) | Sasaram | Rohtas | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-65 | Ancestral Houseof
Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the First President of India |
Jiradei | Siwan | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-66 | Remains of Ancient city | Manjhi | Saran | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-67 | Jami mosque | Hajipur | Vaishali | Upload Photo | ||
| N-BR-68 | Relic Stupa | Harpur Basant (Vaishali) | Vaishali |  More images | ||
| N-BR-69 | Raja Vishal ka Garh | Vaishali | Vaishali | 
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| N-BR-70 | Kanhaiya ji ka mandir | Bandarjhula | Kishanganj | Upload Photo |
See also
- List of Monuments of National Importance in India for other Monuments of National Importance in India
- List of State Protected Monuments in Bihar
References
- ^ List of Monuments of National Importance as published by the Archaeological Survey of India Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of Bihar - Archaeological Survey of India". asi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
- ^ Kaufman, Ellen (2017-01-10). "Resplendent Sculpture of Avalokiteshvara from Kurkihar".
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