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Sarnath Buddhist complex
An archaeological landscape with losses from different periods and causes.
Sarnath, Varanasi · Uttar Pradesh
Archaeological remains
As documented: 2026-09-28Approximate locality
25.3780°, 83.0251° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
- The securely described 1794 dismantling is kept separate from disputed medieval destruction narratives.
- Access date is not a field inspection. This selected chronology is not a complete list of all episodes.
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The recorded chronology
Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.
- Destruction · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
1794 AD
Workers dismantled the Dharmarajika stupa for building material, exposing its relic chamber.
eventAttributed · further checking neededWorkers dismantled the Dharmarajika stupa for building material, exposing its relic chamber.
This concerns the Sarnath stupa, not the similarly named monument at Taxila.
- Sarnath Buddhist complex — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateAttributed · further checking needed1794
- Sarnath Buddhist complex — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorAttributed · further checking neededEmployees of Jagat Singh
- Sarnath Buddhist complex — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.
- Sarnath Buddhist complex — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
The consulted account describes archaeological remains.
- Sarnath Buddhist complex — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Source context
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