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Mahasthangarh
মহাস্থানগড় | |
 Ramparts of the Mahasthangarh citadel | |
  Shown within Bangladesh Rajshahi division  Mahasthangarh (Bangladesh)  Mahasthangarh (South Asia) | |
| Location | Mahasthan, Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh |
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| Coordinates | 24°57′40″N 89°20′34″E / 24.96111°N 89.34278°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | Not later than 3rd century BC |
| Abandoned | 8th century AD |
| History of Bangladesh |
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 Bangladesh portal |
Mahasthangarh is the earliest urban archaeological sites discovered thus far in Bangladesh. The village Mahasthan in Shibganj upazila of Bogra District contains the remains of an ancient city which was called Pundranagara or Paundravardhanapura in the territory of Pundravardhana.[1][2][3] A limestone slab bearing six lines in Prakrit in Brahmi script recording a land grant, discovered in 1931, dates Mahasthangarh to at least the 3rd century BCE.[4][5] It was an important city under the Maurya Empire. The fortified area was in use until the 8th century CE.[2]
- ^ Hossain, Md. Mosharraf (2006). "Preface". Mahasthan: Anecdote to History. Dhaka: Dibyaprakash. ISBN 978-984-483-245-9.
Mahasthan is the earliest urban archaeological site so far discovered in the present territory of ... Bangladesh
- ^ a b Brochure: Mahasthan – the earliest city-site of Bangladesh, published by the Department of Archaeology, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, 2003
- ^ Majumdar, R. C. (1971). History of Ancient Bengal. Calcutta: G. Bhardwaj & Co. pp. 5, 13. OCLC 961157849.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
SHwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Hossain, Md. Mosharraf, pp. 56–60.
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