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'''Inscriptions:''' A 4.4 cm x 5.7 cm limestone slab bearing six lines in [[Prakrit]] in [[Brāhmī script|Brahmi]] script, discovered accidentally by a day labourer in 1931 was an important find. The text appears to be a royal order of Magadh, possibly during the rule of [[Asoka]]. It dates the antiquity of Mahasthangarh to 3rd century BC. An [[Arabic language|Arabic]] inscriptional slab of 1300–1301 discovered in 1911–12 mentions the erection of a tomb in honour of Numar Khan, who was a Meer-e-Bahar (lieutenant of the naval fleet). A [[Persian language|Persian]] inscriptional slab of 1718–19 records the construction of a [[mosque]] during the reign of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] Emperor [[Farrukhsiyar]].<ref name = "Hossain 3">Hossain, Md. Mosharraf, pp. 56–65.</ref> | '''Inscriptions:''' A 4.4 cm x 5.7 cm limestone slab bearing six lines in [[Prakrit]] in [[Brāhmī script|Brahmi]] script, discovered accidentally by a day labourer in 1931 was an important find. The text appears to be a royal order of Magadh, possibly during the rule of [[Asoka]]. It dates the antiquity of Mahasthangarh to 3rd century BC. An [[Arabic language|Arabic]] inscriptional slab of 1300–1301 discovered in 1911–12 mentions the erection of a tomb in honour of Numar Khan, who was a Meer-e-Bahar (lieutenant of the naval fleet). A [[Persian language|Persian]] inscriptional slab of 1718–19 records the construction of a [[mosque]] during the reign of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] Emperor [[Farrukhsiyar]].<ref name = "Hossain 3">Hossain, Md. Mosharraf, pp. 56–65.</ref> | ||
[[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]].]] | [[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]].]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Mahasthan inscription.jpg|thumb|The Mauryan period Mahasthan inscription in [[Brahmi]], recording a land grant.<ref name="SH">{{cite book |last1=Sastri |first1=Hirananda |title=Epigraphia Indica vol.21 |date=1931 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.9580/page/n119 83]–89 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.9580}}</ref>]] | ||
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'''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"/> | '''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"/> | ||