Simraungadh
Simraungadh, Simraongarh or Simroungarh (/ˈsiːmraʊnɡɜːr/, Devanagari: सिम्रौनगढ) was a fortified city and the main capital of the Tirhut Kingdom founded by Karnat King Nanyadeva in 1097. At present time, it is a municipality of Nepal, located in Bara District, Madhesh Province.
Simraungadh
सिम्रौनगढ | |
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Municipality | |
Simraungadh Location in Nepal Simraungadh Simraungadh (Madhesh Province) | |
| Coordinates: (26.8893386, 85.1168150)26°53′22″N 85°7′1″E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Madhesh Province |
| District | Bara District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kishori Sah Kalwar (Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Najmu Sehar (Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.65 km2 (16.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 49,939 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Website | www.simraungadhmun.gov.np |
The archaeological exploration also shows that the part of the fortification walls are extended into Bihar, India as the city was situated on the modern-day border. The municipality was created in 2014 by agglomerating the Village Development Committees of Amritganj, Golaganj, Hariharpur & Uchidih and later on expanded the municipality areas to include Bhagwanpur, Kachorwa, Dewapur-Teta, and Bishnupur.
The city finds mention in the travel accounts of a Tibetan monk and pilgrim, Dharmasvamin (1236) when he was on his way back to Nepal And Tibet, an Italian Missionary traveler, Cassiano Beligatti (1740), Colonel James Kirkpatrick (1801) on his mission to Nepal and later used in 1835 by British ethnologist Brian Houghton Hodgson.
The city is located along the border between India and Nepal. It lies 90 km (56 mi) south of Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, and 28 km (17 mi) east of Birgunj metro city. Bhojpuri is the local language of Simraungadh.