Kapilavastu was the capital of his father Shuddodhan. This district has been named after the name of Gautam Buddha’s childhood name Prince “Siddhartha”. In the past, the area was covered with forests , and of Himalayan foothills were part of the Shakya dynasty. In the sixth century BC, the Shakyons built their capital in Kapilvastu and established a powerful republic here. This region was once again deserted with the pace of time. This entire region formerly belonged to the district of Gorakhpur. In 1801, the Gorakhpur division was transferred to East India Company by the nawab of Awadh, Boundary of this region covered the eastern border of Bihar and from the south border of Jaunpur, Ghazipur and Faizabad and the western border of Gonda and Bahraich. After the war in 1816 Vinayakpur and Tilpur were handed over to Nepal under an agreement. In 1865, most parts of the Maghar Pargana and some parts of Pargana Vinayakpur were separated from the district Gorakhpur and from this separated region district Basti came into existence. Piperhava Stupa was excavated by W.C. Pepe in the year 1897-98. In 1898, it was published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. In 1973-74, the excavation of this site was done under the guidance of Prof. K. M. Shrivastav who confirmed the existence of Kapil Vastu at Piprahwa.
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Vehicle Type |
8 HR/80 Kms |
Extra Km Charges |
Sedan |
2500 INR* |
12 INR /Km |
HatchBack |
2500 INR* |
12 INR /Km |
Suv |
4500 INR* |
17 INR /Km |
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