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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> | 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> | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
[[File:BD Mahasthangarh3.JPG|thumb|left| | [[File:BD Mahasthangarh3.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Mahasthangarh is the oldest archaeological site in [[Bangladesh]]. It dates back to 300 BCE and was the ancient capital of the [[Pundra Kingdom]].]] | ||
[[Mahasthangarh]], the ancient capital of Pundravardhana is located 11 km (7 mi) north of [[Bogra District|Bogra]] on the [[Bogra District|Bogra]]-[[Rangpur District|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.<ref name = "Hossain 1">Hossain, Md. Mosharraf, pp. 14–15.</ref> | [[Mahasthangarh]], the ancient capital of Pundravardhana is located 11 km (7 mi) north of [[Bogra District|Bogra]] on the [[Bogra District|Bogra]]-[[Rangpur District|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.<ref name = "Hossain 1">Hossain, Md. Mosharraf, pp. 14–15.</ref> | ||