JOURNAL 
OF THE 
ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL. 
Part I.—HISTORY LITERATURE, &e. 
No. I.—1891. 
Report on Archceological Excavations in Bijnor, N.-W. P.—By A. Macaulay 
Markham, 0. S., F. R. G. S., F. Z. S. 
In November 1884, His Honor Sir Alfred Lyall placed a sum of 
money at my disposal for the purpose of making certain archaeological 
excavations in the Bijnor district. 
I first excavated a strange looking mound of evidently great age, 
at Tip on the left bank of the Ganges Khadir, 15 miles N. N. E. 
of Bijnor. In this no relic chamber or relics of any kind were fouud. 
I have little doubt, however, that the mound was of Buddhist origin. 
A square doorless structure was disclosed, which I take to have been 
the plinth of a temple. In the light of fuller experience, I should like 
to take an opportunity of again examining this mound, which is not 
far from the border of the Muzaffarnagar district. 
Six gold Indo-Scythic coins, of great beauty and rarity, were found 
near but outside the base of this mound. These were as follows :— 
Three of Vasu Deva—Average weight 120T7 grains. 
Two of ditto (differing) „ 118*87 do. 
One of Bhri Shaka. Weight 120*0 grains. 
These kings were contemporary in Northern India with the earlier 
Gupta kings, or say not later than A. D. 200A The coins were, by order 
of Government, sent to the Curator of the Lucknow Museum. 
* [Vasu Deva reigned from about 122-176 A. D. ; the Gupta rule commenced 
about 319 A. D. Ed.] 
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