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'''Bindeshwari Prasad Sinha''' (1919-2002) was an Indian archaeologist and historian specialising in ancient Indian history. Sinha was a professor and head of the Department of History and Archaeology at [[Patna University]]. He was the founder of [[Bihar]] state's Directorate of Archaeology and Museums. He was also the director of the K. P. Jayaswal Research Institute in Patna.<ref name=thehindu/><br />
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B. P. Sinha was born in [[Bihar Sharif]] in 1919. He obtained an M.A. degree from the [[Patna University]]. He obtained a Ph.D. from [[SOAS, University of London]] in 1948. His guide was [[Lionel Barnett]], and his thesis was on the topic ''Decline of the Kingdom of [[Magadh]]''. After returning to India, he taught at the [[Patna College]], and later Patna University. He became the University's Head of Department in 1958, and a professor in 1959. He also taught as a visiting professor in Bulgaria, the United States and [[Yugoslavia]].<ref name="Purattava_32">{{cite journal |journal=Purattava |issue=32 |year=2002 |editor=K. N. Dikshit and K. S. Ramachandran |publisher=Indian Archaeological Society |title=Obituaries: B. P. Sinha |author=K. N. Dikshit |page=vi }}</ref><br />
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Sinha is known for having carried out the first excavations at [[Vikramashila]], the site of an ancient [[Buddhist]] [[Mahavihara|monastery]] established in the 8th century CE.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/ASI-to-develop-ancient-site-of-Vikramshila-Mahavihara/articleshow/5107966.cms ASI to develop ancient site of Vikramshila Mahavihara], The Times of India, 10 October 2009.</ref> He also carried out excavations at [[Chirand]].<ref name="Purattava_32"/><br />
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Sinha was among other scholars and academicians to support the [[Vishva Hindu Parishad]] (VHP, World Hindu Council) in their negotiations with the [[Babri Masjid Action Committee]] during the [[Ayodhya dispute]]. He authored a document that presented archaeological evidence in support of Ayodhya as [[Ram Janmabhoomi]] (or Lord Rama's birthplace), which the VHP later presented to the Government of India in December 1990.<ref>B. P. Sinha, [http://www.hvk.org/specialreports/rjm/ch9.html ''Archaeological Evidences of Ram Janmabhoomi'']; Text: Evidence For The Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir; Presented to the Government of India; 23 December 1990; Hindu Vivek Kendra; retrieved 2015-05-03.</ref><br />
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Sinha died on 3 May 2002.<ref name=thehindu>[http://www.thehindu.com/2002/05/04/stories/2002050401501300.htm ''B. P. Sinha Dead'']{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}; article; 4 May 2002; The Hindu; retrieved October 2015.</ref><br />
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== Works ==<br />
* ''[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CIp0MwEACAAJ Potteries in Ancient India]'', (edited), University of Patna, 1969.<br />
* ''[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8chouQAACAAJ Vaiśālī Excavations, 1958-1962]'', (with Sita Ram Roy), Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, 1969.<br />
* ''[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=A_ABAAAAMAAJ Sonpur Excavations, 1956 and 1959-1962]'', (with Bhagwati Sharan Verma), Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, 1977.<br />
* ''[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=V3KDaZY85wYC Dynastic History of Magadha, Cir. 450-1200 A.D.]'', Abhinav Publications, 1977. <br />
* ''[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8Q4dAAAAMAAJ Readings in history and culture]'', Sandeep Prakashan, 1978.<br />
* ''[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MZwtAAAAMAAJ Archaeology & Art of India]'', Sundeep Prakashan, 1979.<br />
* ''[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3XRNnQEACAAJ Comprehensive History of Bihar]'' (two volumes, with Syed Hasan Askari and Kalikinkar Datta), K. P. Jayaswal Research Institute, 1983.<br />
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