Read the following statements -

(i) Viratnagar previously known as Bairath is a town in Jodhpur.

(ii) Bairath was a part of Mauryan Empire.

Choose the correct code-

The correct answer is Only (ii) is true.

Key Points

•  Viratnagar
  • It was previously known as Bairat.
  • It is a town in northern Jaipur district of Rajasthan.
  • According to Huen Tsang, visitor to China, Tonk was under Bairath State.
  • The present-day site of Bairat corresponds to the ancient city of Virāṭanagara, which was the capital of the Matsya kingdom.
  • In Medieval period, Bairat was a part of the Mauryan Empire.
• As per Hindu mythology, Pandavas spent a year in Bairath during their exile.
  • Chinese traveller, Xuanzang, considered Bairath a great place for Buddhist pilgrimage.
  • Other excavations reveal that it was a part of the Mauryan empire and a Buddhist centre from the 3rd century BC to the 1st century AD.