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Kausambi Travel Guide

Distance : 63km from Allahabad

¤ Historic Prespective

Kausambi was first discovered by Alexander Cunningham, the father of Indian archaeology. The extensive ruins of this ancient city are contained today in the two villages of Kosam-Inam and Kosam-Khiraj. Objects excavated from the place indicate that by the end of the 2^nd millennium b.c., the inhabitants of the city lived comfortable lives and were acquainted with the use of metal.

Kausambi shot to prominence when it was made the capital of the descendants of the Pandavas of the Mahabharata fame. Parakshit, who was this lineage transferred his capital to this city from Hastinapur when the latter was flooded.


¤ Kausambi At A Glance

Kausambi was one of the six cities that early Buddhist texts referred to as ‘flourishing’ in the 6^th century b.c. Situated on the banks of the river Jamuna, it was the capital of the Vatsa kingdom, one of the 16 great Janapadas(great nations) to occupy the territory from the Kabul valley to the Godavari, on the eve of the rise of Buddhism. Udayana was the most important king of this dynasty. Later the kingdom was incorporated in Magadha.


¤ Buddhist Pilgrimage Site

Huien Tsang, the famous Chinese traveller to visit India in the 7th century b.c., refers to Kausambi in his accounts. According to him, the Buddha visited this place many times and preached his sermons here.

All the Buddhist structures are now in ruins. The main stupa that dates back to the 5th century b.c. has now gone to seed. Once an imposing structure, it was 25m in diametre and 25m tall. Around the main stupa were the lesser stupas. Besides these, there are some remnants of monasteries and shrine-rooms.