Ancient Bengal

dynasty

thumb|Gangaridai in Ptolemy's Map Gangaridai (, ) is a term used by the ancient Greco-Roman writers (1st century BCE–2nd century AD) to describe the people or a geographical region of the ancient Indian subcontinent. Some of these writers state that Alexander the Great withdrew from the Indian subcontinent because of the strong war elephant force of the Gangaridai.

ancient Hindu kingdom in Eastern India

Pundravardhana or Pundra kingdom () was an ancient kingdom of Iron Age India located in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent with a territory that included parts of present-day Rajshahi and parts of Rangpur Division of Bangladesh, as well as the West Dinajpur district of West Bengal, India. The capital of the kingdom, then known as Pundranagara (Pundra city), was located at Mahasthangarh in Bogra District of northern Bangladesh. According to old puranic literature, king Pundra gained a mixed non-Vedic and Indo-Aryan heritage. They were a Mlechas (non-Aryan) community.

historical Indian cultural landmark

site of an ancient fort city dating back to 450 BC in Narsingdi district of Bangladesh

Ancient dynasty of Eastern India

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