Khagaul

Khagaul is a city and a municipality in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar.GeographyKhagaul is located at. It has an average elevation of 55 metres (180 feet).DemographicsIndia census, Khagaul had a population of 48,330. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Khagaul has an average literacy rate of 95%. In Khagaul, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.HistoryKhagaul is a world-famous historical place of great importance. In ancient times, Before Christ, Khagaul was called as Kusumpura or Kusumpur, near Pataliputra which was the Capital City of the mighty Magadh Empire. Pushpapur was located between Pataliputra and Kusumpur. In modern times Pataliputra is called as Patna, whereas Khusumpura or Kusumpur is called as Khagaul and Pushpapur is called as Phulwari or Phulwari Sharif.Shaktar and Chanakya (Also known as Khautilya or Vishnugupta), the two world-famous Prime Ministers of the mighty Magadh Empire belonged to Kusumpur or present day Khagaul during Fourth Century BC. Chanakya had provided initial education and training to Chandagupta Maurya (Great Emperor of Magadh Empire and Founder of the Gupta Dynasty) at this very place. Under the guidance of Chanakya, the mighty Magadh Empire was spread from present day India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan up to Iran after defeating the forces of Alexander and Seleucus. The tyrannical rule of the King Dhanananda over Magadh was brought to an end by the rebellion of Chanakya after arrest, humiliation and death sentence inflicted against his father Chanak by the tyrannical King Dhananand. Thereafter Chandragupta Maurya, disciple of Chanakya was made King Emperor of the Magadh Empire and Chankya became its Prime Minister. Chanakya was a great scholar, economist, administrator, jurist, lawmaker and a very sharp minded nationalist and shrewd politician. He was a student of the world-famous Takshashila or Taxila University who also worked as an Acharya or professor in the same university. Under the guidance of Chanakya, the mighty Magadh Empire had become the most powerful, most influential, most developed and the richest empire of the world, and Pataliputra had become the most beautiful city of the world.