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| name = Mahasthangarh | |||
| native_name = {{lang|bn|মহাস্থানগড় }} | |||
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| image = BD Mahasthangarh1 without people.jpg | |||
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| caption = Ramparts of the Mahasthangarh citadel | |||
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| coordinates = {{coord|24|57|40|N|89|20|34|E|region:BD_type:city|display=inline,title}} | |||
| location = Mahasthan, [[Bogra District]], [[Rajshahi Division]], Bangladesh | |||
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| built = Not later than 3rd century BC | |||
| abandoned = 8th century AD | |||
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{{History of Bangladesh}} | |||
[[File:BD Mahasthangarh3.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Mahasthangarh is the oldest archaeological site in [[Bangladesh]]. It dates back to 300 BCE and was the ancient capital of the [[Pundra Kingdom]].]] | |||
[[Image:BD Map Mahasthangarh Suburb.jpg|250px|right]] | |||
[[Image:BD Map Mahasthangarh Citadel.jpg|250px|right]] | |||
'''Mahasthangarh''' is the earliest urban archaeological sites discovered thus far in [[Bangladesh]]. The village Mahasthan in [[Shibganj Upazila, Bogra|Shibganj upazila]] of [[Bogra District]] contains the remains of an ancient city which was called [[Pundranagar]]a or Paundravardhanapura in the territory of [[Pundravardhana]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Hossain |first=Md. Mosharraf |year=2006 |chapter=Preface |title=Mahasthan: Anecdote to History |location=Dhaka |publisher=Dibyaprakash |isbn=978-984-483-245-9 |quote=Mahasthan is the earliest urban archaeological site so far discovered in the present territory of ... Bangladesh}}</ref><ref name = "Brochure">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</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Majumdar |first=R. C. |author-link=R. C. Majumdar |year=1971 |title=History of Ancient Bengal |location=Calcutta |publisher=G. Bhardwaj & Co. |pages=5, 13 |oclc=961157849}}</ref> 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 [[Common Era|BCE]].<ref name="SH"/><ref>Hossain, Md. Mosharraf, pp. 56–60.</ref> It was an important city under the [[Maurya Empire]]. The fortified area was in use until the 8th century CE.<ref name = "Brochure"/> | |||
[[File:Mahasthan Brahmi Inscription of Asoka.png|thumb|Mahasthana Inscription, Bangladesh ]] | [[File:Mahasthan Brahmi Inscription of Asoka.png|thumb|Mahasthana Inscription, Bangladesh ]] | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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মহাস্থানগড় | |
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| Location | Mahasthan, Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 24°57′40″N 89°20′34″E / 24.96111°N 89.34278°ECoordinates: 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 |
Template:History of Bangladesh
Mahasthangarh is the oldest archaeological site in Bangladesh. It dates back to 300 BCE and was the ancient capital of the Pundra Kingdom.
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]
Geography
Coordinates: 24°58′N 89°21′E / 24.96°N 89.35°E{{#coordinates:}}: cannot have more than one primary tag per pageMahasthangarh, the ancient capital of Pundravardhana is located 11 km (7 mi) north of Bogra on the Bogra-Rangpur highway, with a feeder road (running along the eastern side of the ramparts of the citadel for 1.5 km) leading to Jahajghata and site museum.[6]
- Some sources to use in this article later..
https://archive.org/details/ancient-india_202301/page/96/mode/2up?q=%22Mahasthana+Inscription%22
Mahasthana Inscription, Ep. Ind., Volume XXI.
- Most Important
Mahasthan Record Revisited By Susmita Basu Majumdar · 2023 https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Mahasthan_Record_Revisited/E0e1EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1
Mahasthan, A Preliminary Report on Archaeological Excavations By Nazimuddin Ahmad · 1971
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedSH - ↑ Hossain, Md. Mosharraf, pp. 56–60.
- ↑ Hossain, Md. Mosharraf, pp. 14–15.
- ↑ Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (1996). Political history of ancient India : from the accession of Parikshit to the extinction of the Gupta dynasty. Internet Archive. Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-19-563789-2.
Mahasthan inscription which is usually attributed to Mauryan period
- ↑ Ram Charan Sharma (1978). Ancient India. pp. 96–97.
In Bangladesh, where we find the Mahasthana inscription at Bogra district in Maurya Brahmi, we find NBP at Bangarh in, Dmajpur district. NBP sherds have also bean found at some places, such as Chandraketugarh in the 24 Parganas, in West Bengal.