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Giriyak Stupa
25.0250° N, 85.5131° E
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Giriyak Stupa, also known as Jarasandha-ka-baithak (Jarasandha's Throne), is an ancient cylindrical stupa located in the Nalanda district of Bihar, India.
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Faxian description of the hill
400 CE
Probable construction (Cunningham's conclusion)
c. 500 CE
Xuanzang mentions the hill and stupa
c. 622 CE
Buchanan-Hamilton survey report
1811
Cunningham excavation
1870
ASI restoration work
2011–2016
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