Location
Village-Agroha, Tehsil: Adampur, District: Hisar, State: Haryana, Country: India (Bharat)
Situation
Situated on the National Highway No. 10, 22 km from Hisar towards Fatehabad
Under the Protection of
Government of India
Period
Circa 3rd Century B.C. to 14th Century A.D.
History and Description
The site of Agroha is traditionally the Capital of the Legendry King Maharaja Agrasena of Agrawal community. The city of Agroha was situated on the ancient trade route between Taxila and Mathura. And, therefore, it remained an important center of commerce and political activities till coming into existence of a new township of Hisar-e-Firoza (Hisar) of Firoz Shah Tughlag.
A series of rolling mounds of varying heights being about 87 feet above the surrounding ground level occupy about 650 acres of land towards the north-west of the village known by the name of Agroha. Tradition avers that Raja Agra, later named Agrasen; used to live there and the remains of fort on the top of the mound are connected with his residence. It can be said with a certain degree of accuracy that Agroha owes its origin to Agra.
A hoard of coins including 4 Indo Greek, one punch-marked and another 51 coins of Agrodaka were found from the site. The discovery of the coins of Agreya Janapada (Republic) during the excavations and its ancient name Agrodaka in literature are sufficient to prove it being the headquarters of a Republic. This site was excavated by C.J.Rodgers in 1888-89 and re-excavated by H.L.Srivastava in 1938-39 by Archaeological Survey of India to a depth of about 3.65 m. This site was further excavated by Shri P.K.Sharan and Shri J.S.Khatri of the Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Haryana in 1978-84.
The Agrawal organizations such as Akhil Bharatiya Agrawal Sammelan and Agroha Vikas Trust have supported archaeological research at the site. Archaeological excavation on this site revealed a fortified township and continuous habitation from 3rd century BC to 14th century AD. Apart from the residential and community houses, made of baked bricks, the remains of a Buddhist stupa and a Hindu temple existing side by side indicated co-existence and respect of communal harmony.
Around seven thousand artifacts have been recovered during the excavations.
Excavation Site Map
Coin
Silver and Bronze coins belonging to different periods have been found at the site. They belong to Roman, Kushana, Yaudheya and Gupta empire. Language used is Prakrit.
Seals
Many Seals have also been found. They are inscribed with words like Pitradutt, " Sadhu Vridhasya", "Shamkar Malasya", "Madrsya", etc.
Statues
Numerous Stone Sculptures
Pottery
Numerous Clay and Metal make