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Pundravardhana or Pundra kingdom (Sanskrit: Puṇḍravardhana), was an ancient kingdom of Iron Age South Asia 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.
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 ...
When Ashoka conquered the Bengal (Bongo) region, he founded Bogra and called it Pundra Bardhan. This is supported by the discovery in October 2008 of an ancient engraved stone believed to be produced in the Gupta era near Sura Mosque at Ghoraghat Upazila in Dinajpur. Bogra has been a transportation, cultural and economic hub for thousands of years.
Jul 15, 2013 · Mahasthangarh. The earliest urban archaeological site is about 13-14 km north of Bogra district (under Shibganj Upazila) spreading along the western bank of Korotoya river in Rajshshi Division. Mahasthangarh stands on the red soil almost 36 meters (118 ft) above sea level that makes this place one of the highest areas in Bangladesh.
The region bounded by the Padma in the south, Ganges in the west and either the Karatoya or the Jamuna in the east was known as Pundra, Pundravardhana or Paundravardhan, comprising the modern areas of Rajshahi, Bogra, Pabna in Bangladesh, Dinajpur (both of India and Bangladesh) and ancient varendra. According to the Damodarpur copperplate inscription of the time of Budhagupta (c 476-94 AD) the ...
One of the prominent regions of Gaur used to be Pundrakshetra or Pundravardhan which is referred to as Pundra Bardhan today. The word Pundra means white, pale. Gaur, gaud also means pale as in gauri, the fair one. The place Pundrakshetra used to be a belt where a species of sugarcane called Punda was extensively cultivated.
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Hired transport is available at Dhaka/ Bogra. Accommodation is available at Bogra.[7] When travelling in a hired car, one can return to Dhaka the same day, unless somebody has a plan to visit Somapura Mahavihara at Paharpur in the district of Naogaon and other places, or engage in a detailed study.
