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'''Bhismaknagar''' is an archeological site in Indian state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. It is located near [[Roing]] in [[Lower Dibang Valley district|Lower Dibang Valley]] district.<ref name="apgov">{{cite news| title=Bhismaknagar
| url=http://arunachalpradesh.gov.in/bnagar.htm|publisher= Government of Arunachal Pradesh | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611120146/http://arunachalpradesh.gov.in/bnagar.htm |archive-date = 11 June 2017}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The name ''Bhismaknagar'' was coined by researchers who discovered the ruins in the 1970s. The name was probably derived from Bhismaka, which was the divine Hindu origin constructed for the royal lineage of the Chutias during the [[Ekasarana Dharma|Neo-Vaishava movement]] in the 16th-and 17th-centuries.<ref>"Among many works of Śaṅkaradeva, the Rukmiṇiharaṇa, the poem of Rukmimi and Krishna, gained considerable popularity in the Sadiya area and influenced its regional identity construction. Rukmiṇī, in this poem, was a daughter of king Bhīṣmaka"{{harvcol|Shin|2020|p=55}}</ref>

==Location==

It is located in Lower Dibang Valley district. The campus of the old city is spread over an area of 2500 acres.

==History==

Bhismaknagar is an important ancient archeological site. Bhismaknagar must have been a stronghold of the [[Chutia Kingdom|Chutias]]. The ruins have been dated between the 11th-15th centuries.<ref>[https://books.google.co.in/books?redir_esc=y&id=194smwEACAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=bhismaknagar Deori, Nabajit,''Archaeological Heritage of Arunachal Pradesh'',p.8.]</ref> Bhismaknagar has been identified with Sadhayapuri (or Svadhayapuri), the political centre of the [[Chutiya Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Momin|first1=Mignonette|last2=Mawlong|first2=Cecile A.|last3=Qādrī|first3=Fuz̤ail Aḥmad|title=Society and Economy in North-East India|date=2004|publisher=Regency Publications|isbn=9788189233402|page=47|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Djx131iEeYkC|language=en}}</ref> Based on inscription, it is assumed to be the capital of Chutiya king Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa of the early fifteenth century.<ref>Based on an inscribed brick with the name of Śrīśrī-Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa, discovered from the ruins of the forts in Bhismaknagar, it is assumed that Chutiya king Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa of the early fifteenth century had his capital in the area. The paleographical analysis of the inscription supports this dating {{harvcol|Shin|2020|p=56}}</ref>

==Architecture==
It is built of fired bricks. The city is spread over an area of 10 square km. It is surrounded by a wall 4.5 meters high and 6 meters wide made using granite stone(6-9 courses)<ref>Gait, Edward. ''A history of Assam(2nd Edition)''. 1962, p. 16.</ref>{{bcn|date=April 2021}}} and bricks on the east, west and south directions. In the north, the Mishmi hills provided a natural barrier. Although very less excavation has been carried out by the Arunachal government, preliminary excavations have revealed three tanks and two gates in the eastern and western directions.<ref>Raikar, Yashawant. ''Archeology in Arunachal Pradesh''. 1980, p. 19.</ref>

The Bhismaknagar central complex extended over an area of 1860 square meters and displays three halls, six ingresses and two extension rooms. There is also a 2 meters high stone wall inside the complex. The architecture of the fort displays the medieval culture. While quarrying the fort the enormous pieces of work of art like potteries, terracotta figurines, terracotta plaques and decorative tiles were preserved.{{cn|date=April 2021}}

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Bhismaknagar fort ruins.jpg|These are the ruins of the Royal Palace Bhismaknagar.
File:Another section of the palace.jpg|Another section of the palace
File:Bhismakanagar Wall.jpg|A section of the wall of Bhismaknagar with a height of 4.5 meters.
File:A section of a wall in Bhismaknagar.jpg|A section of wall in Bhismaknagar
File:Bhismaknagar Brick Wall.jpg|A section of the wall of Bhismaknagar with a height of 4.5 meters.
File:Bhismaknagar wall section.jpg|Bhismaknagar wall section
File:Bhismanagar fort ruins.jpg|This shows the three compartments of the royal palace each covering about 5000 sq. feet.
File:A separate structure inside the fortified walls.jpg|A separate structure inside the fortified walls.
File:Central structure of Bhismaknagar.jpg|Central structure of Bhismaknagar.
File:Lakshminarayan brick.jpg|A brick found in Bhismaknagar Fort with the Chutia king Lakshminarayan's name inscribed in it.
File:Bhismaknagar building.jpg|A section of a foundation of a building inside the complex
File:Potsherds found in Bhisnaknagar.jpg|Potsherds found in Bhismaknagar.
File:A section of the central building of Bhismaknagar.jpg|A section of the central building of Bhismaknagar.
File:Mud pot with holes.jpg|Mud pot with holes.
File:Brick of Bhismaknagar.jpg|Brick of Bhismaknagar.
File:Bhismaknagar Ruins.jpg|A section of the central building of the complex
File:A section of wall in Bhismaknagar.jpg|A section of wall in Bhismaknagar
File:Various artifacts found in Bhismaknagar.jpg|Various artifacts found in Bhismaknagar.
File:Bhismaknagar complex.jpg|Bhismaknagar complex
A brick platform of Bishmak Nagar temple in Arunachal Pradesh.jpg|A brick platform of Bishmak Nagar temple in Arunachal Pradesh
File:A stack of bricks of Bishmak Nagar Ruins.jpg|A stack of bricks of Bishmak Nagar Ruins
</gallery>

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite journal|last1=Shin|first1=Jae-Eun|year=2020|title=Descending from demons, ascending to kshatriyas: Genealogical claims and political process in pre-modern Northeast India, The Chutiyas and the Dimasas|journal=The Indian Economic and Social History Review|volume=57|issue=1|pages=49–75|doi=10.1177/0019464619894134|s2cid=213213265}}
[[Category:Villages in Lower Dibang Valley district]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Arunachal Pradesh]]

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