Question

Archeological discoveries at ______ show that Haryana was part of Mauryan empire.
1. Saranath
2. Cylone
3. Sugh
4. Kurukshetra

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Sugh

The correct answer is Sugh.

• Sugh village is located in the Yamunanagar district of Haryana, India.
• The ruins of the ancient baked-brick Chaneti Stupa are said to be dating back to the Mauryan period when the city of Shrughna (now Sugh) was under the rule of Emperor Ashoka. 
• According to an account given by the Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang, Sugh was home to a number of important stupas as well as a monastery.
• The village of Chaneti lies about 3 km northwest of Sugh, and it is highly likely that the stupa at Chaneti was among the ones referred to by Hiuen Tsang.
• The architectural style of this stupa, formed by concentric layers to create a hemisphere, corresponds with Shahpur and Dharmarajika stupas at Taxila.
• This is the only place in India where the Shunga period terracotta figures of Vaanara (monkey) have been found.
• Archaeological pieces of evidence have suggested that this was an important trade juncture on the Uttarapath, which lay on the banks of the Yamuna river.
• According to the travel records of the Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang, the village was big enough and important enough to be home to about 100 Hindu temples, 10 stupas, and five monasteries.