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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Archeological site in Bihar}}{{Infobox ancient site<br />
| name = Chankigarh<br />
| native_name = चानकीगढ़<br />
| native_name_lang = Mai<br />
| other_name = Janakigarh<br />
| image = Chanki garh, West Champaran.jpg<br />
| caption = View of the mound at Chankigarh<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|27.1382139|N|84.4228506|E}}<br />
| location = Chanki village, Narkatiaganj block, West Champaran<br />
| region = Mithila<br />
| condition = Ruins<br />
}}<br />
'''Chankigarh''' ([[Maithili language|Maithili]]: चानकीगढ़) also locally known as '''''Janakigarh''''' is an archeological site in the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]] of [[Bihar]] in [[India]]. It is located at [[Chanki, Bihar|Chanki]] village of the [[Narkatiaganj]] block in the [[West Champaran district]] of Bihar.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Yadav |first=Suresh Prasad |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Settlement_Dispersion.html?id=BvHsAAAAMAAJ#Chankigarh |title=Settlement Dispersion: A Quantitative Analysis |date=1993 |publisher=Inter-India Publications |isbn=978-81-210-0307-0 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bengal (India) |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Bengal_District_Gazetteers.html?id=Dg8mAQAAIAAJ#v=onepage&q=Chankigarh&f=false |title=Bengal District Gazetteers |date=1907 |publisher=Bengal Secretariat Book Departmentôt |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rijal |first=Babu Krishna |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/100_Years_of_Archaeological_Research_in.html?id=6DluAAAAMAAJ#Chankigarh |title=100 Years of Archaeological Research in Lumbini, Kapilavastu & Devadaha |last2=Mukherji |first2=Poorno Chander |date=1996 |publisher=S.K. International Publishing House |language=en}}</ref> There is a high mound with ruins of a fortress at the site. According to the local legends, the ruins of fortress is believed to be either of [[Janaka|King Janaka]] in [[Videha|Mithila]] or of the prominent Indian strategist [[Chanakya|Acharya Chanakya]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Monuments_of_Bihar.html?id=B1cdp3hsUXgC#Chankigarh |title=Monuments of Bihar |date=2011 |publisher=Department of Art, Culture & Youth, Government of Bihar |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Bihar_and_Orissa_District_Gazeteers_Cham.html?id=zMMVAQAAIAAJ#Chankigarh |title=Bihar and Orissa District Gazeteers: Champaran (1938) |date=1938 |publisher=Superintendent, Government Printing |language=en}}</ref> It is also known as ''Janki Kot''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bihar (India) |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Bihar_District_Gazetteers_Muzaffarpur.html?id=2aUbAAAAIAAJ#Chankigarh |title=Bihar District Gazetteers: Muzaffarpur |last2=Choudhury |first2=Pranab Chandra Roy |date=1960 |publisher=Superintendant, Secretariat Press, Bihar |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Archaeological sites in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:West Champaran district]]</div>Samrick21