Mahasthangarh
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.]]
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Mahasthangarh
- Ancient site.image
- BD Mahasthangarh1 without people.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- Ramparts of the Mahasthangarh citadel
- Ancient site.map_type
- Bangladesh Rajshahi division#Bangladesh#South Asia
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Mahasthan, Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.built
- Not later than 3rd century BC
- Ancient site.abandoned
- 8th century AD
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Discovery
- Citadel
- Suburb of the citadel
- Excavations
- Movable antiquities
- Highlights of some excavated sites
- Inside the citadel
- Outside the citadel
- Threats to Mahasthangarh
- Anecdote
- Some antiquity comparisons
- Buddhist Viharas
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
- See also
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.]]
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. 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. It was an important city under the Maurya Empire. The fortified area of the city was in use until the 8th century CE.