Mahasthangarh
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Mahasthangarh is one of the earliest and most important archaeological sites in Bangladesh, featuring the ruins of an ancient fortified city dating back to at least the 3rd century BCE.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ fortified settlement ⓘ |
| artifactsInclude |
beads
ⓘ
inscribed stone slabs ⓘ sculptures ⓘ |
| artifactsInclude |
coins
ⓘ
pottery ⓘ terracotta plaques ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pundranagara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citadelArea | approximately 185 hectares ⓘ |
| citadelDimensions | approximately 1,525 m by 1,370 m ⓘ |
| country |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
|
| earlierExplorationBy |
Alexander Cunningham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francis Buchanan-Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earliestOccupationDate | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| firstScientificExcavationBy | A. F. R. Hoque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstScientificExcavationYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Gupta period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maurya period ⓘ Pala period NERFINISHED ⓘ Sena period ⓘ |
| hasArea | approximately 5 square miles ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
citadel area ⓘ fortification wall ⓘ gates ⓘ granaries ⓘ moat ⓘ mounds ⓘ ponds ⓘ residential structures ⓘ temple ruins ⓘ underground drainage system ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Mahasthangarh Site Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument of Bangladesh ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Pundravardhana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| identifiedAs | ancient city of Pundranagara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bogura District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rajshahi Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bogura city
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karatoya River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Punarbhaba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Department of Archaeology of Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| museumEstablished | 1967 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
one of the earliest urban archaeological sites in Bangladesh
ⓘ
one of the most important archaeological sites in Bangladesh ⓘ |
| religiousRemainsInclude |
Buddhist structures
ⓘ
Hindu temples ⓘ Islamic period remains ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism destination ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 13th century CE ⓘ |
| wallHeight | up to 11–13 meters ⓘ |
| wallMaterial | brick ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.