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Author, 'Battles of the Maratha Empire' ' and 'Lachit - The Indomitable' (formerly Brahmaputra) Sometimes a sailor too.

Apr 22, 2021, 6 tweets

One in 1194, other in 1206 AD

Sarnath - A Buddhist monastery. The lion emblem recovered from this site is now our national emblem

It was flourishing till 1194

Now only a memory stands

There is a Jatak Katha - The king and the golden deer.

Jatak Kathas are stories attributed to Boddhisatva.

The deer story originates from a park / forest near Varanasi.

Humayun built a tower over a Buddhist Stupa

Bakariya Kund

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