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{{Infobox ancient site | |||
| 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 | |||
| map_type = Bangladesh Rajshahi division#Bangladesh#South Asia | |||
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| relief = yes | |||
| coordinates = {{coord|24|57|40|N|89|20|34|E|region:BD_type:city|display=inline,title}} | |||
| location = Mahasthan, [[Bogra District]], [[Rajshahi Division]], Bangladesh | |||
| type = Settlement | |||
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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== | ||