Fazilnagar (also known as Pawanagar) is a
community development block
In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...
in the
Kushinagar district of the state of
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
in
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It is located along
NH 28, about southeast of
Kushinagar International Airport
Kushinagar International Airport is an international airport serving Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. In August 2021, the airport was licensed to operate as a customs notified airport, facilitating the movement of international passengers and ...
. It is from
Deoria and east of
Gorakhpur Airport
Gorakhpur Airport is an airport located in Gorakhpur, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The Airports Authority of India operates it as a civil enclave at the Gorakhpur Air Force Station of the Indian Air Force. From the city the airport i ...
.
History
At the time of the
Haryanka dynasty
The Haryanka dynasty was the third ruling dynasty of Magadha, an empire of ancient India, which succeeded the Pradyota dynasty and Barhadratha dynasty. Initially, the capital was Rajagriha. Later, it was shifted to Pataliputra, near the pres ...
of
Magadha
Magadha was a region and one of the sixteen sa, script=Latn, Mahajanapadas, label=none, lit=Great Kingdoms of the Second Urbanization (600–200 BCE) in what is now south Bihar (before expansion) at the eastern Ganges Plain. Magadha was ruled ...
, this place was known as ''
Pāvā
Pāvā (now Fazilnagar) was an important city of the Malla tribe of ancient India at the time of the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha. It is located about southeast of Kushinagar in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Buddhist history
When the B ...
''
As such, it was the capital city of one of the two
Malla
Malla may refer to: Places
;Bolivia
*Malla, Bolivia, a locality
*Malla Jawira, a river
* Malla Jaqhi, a mountain
*Malla Municipality
*Malla Qullu, a mountain
;India
* Mallapuram, Tamil Nadu
*Malla (tribe), an ancient republic, one of the sixte ...
republics of
ancient India
According to consensus in modern genetics, anatomically modern humans first arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago. Quote: "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by m ...
(the capital of the other Malla republic was located at
Kushinagar).
According to the ''
Mahāparinibbāṇa Sutta'' (
Sutta 16 of the ''
Dīgha Nikāya''),
Gautama Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism.
According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in Lu ...
visited this place during his final journey, as he traveled from
Kesaputta
Kesariya or Kesaria is a town in the district of East Champaran district, East Champaran, in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the site of a stupa built by the Mauryan Emperor, Mauryan king Ashoka.
Geography
It is near Rampur Khajuria. The n ...
(the capital of the
Kālāma tribe) to
Kushinagar. It was here, at
Cunda's mango grove, where the Buddha ate what would be his last meal.
Location
NH 27 passes through Fazilnagar. It serves as a central market for the surrounding villages.
Language
The languages are Bhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu and English
References
Cities and towns in Kushinagar district
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