30°08′31″N 77°21′16″E / 30.141915°N 77.354361°E Srughna, also spelt Shrughna in Sanskrit, or Sughna, Sughana or Sugh in the spoken form,[1][2] was an ancient city or kingdom of India frequently referred to in early and medieval texts. It was visited by Chinese traveller, Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) in the 7th century and was reported to be in ruins even then although the foundations still remained. Xuanzang described the kingdom as extending from the mountains to the north, to the Ganges river to the East, and with the Yamuna river flowing through it.[1] He described the capital city on the west bank of the Yamuna as possessing a large Buddhist vihara and a grand stupa dating to the time of the Mauryan emperor, Ashoka.[3] Srughna is identified with the Sugh Ancient Mound located in the village of Amadalpur Dayalgarh, in the Yamunanagar district of Haryana state of India.[4][5][6] To this day, the ancient Chaneti Buddhist Stupa, probably dating to the Mauryan period, stands in the area, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of Sugh.[7]
- ^ a b Cunningham, alexander (1871). Archeological Survey Of India Vol Ii. p. 227.
- ^ Alexander Cunningham, Great Britain India Office (1879). The Stûpa of Bharhut: A Buddhist Monument Ornamented with Numerous ... W.H. Allen and Co. p. 3.
- ^ Cunningham 1877, p. 34.
- ^ "Ancient site of Sugh". HaryanaTourism.gov.in. Haryana Tourism Corporation Limited. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Sharma, Shriv Kumar (8 June 2018). "DC orders probe into damage to ancient Sugh mound". The Tribune, India. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "List of Protected Monuments in Haryana with notification no" (PDF). Archaeology Haryana. Department of Archaeology and Museums, Haryana. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Gupta, Parmanand (1989). Geography from Ancient Indian Coins & Seals. Concept Publishing Company. p. 154. ISBN 9788170222484.