Archaeological Installations Mahasthangarh

Wednesday

17th February

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I'm @saany. I hope everyone is well and safe. Today I'm going to describe about our country's traditional archaeological installations. It's known as Mahasthangarh.

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The ruins of the town can be seen on the west bank of the Karatoya River, 13 km north of Bogra. Mahasthangarh is a city about two and a half thousand years ago At that time its name was Purnandranagar.

Famous for its Buddhist teachings, monks from China and Tibet used to come to Mahasthangarh to study. Then they would go out to different countries in South and East Asia There they spread the teachings of Buddhism.

The history of Mahasthangarh was discussed with Jayant Singh Roy, Assistant Professor, Department of Archeology, Jahangirnagar University. He said, "Mahasthangarh is the oldest capital city of Bangladesh discovered so far Pre-Maurya period, meaning about two and a half thousand years ago, traces of human settlement have been found here.

It is also known from various archeological finds at Mahasthangarh that for several centuries it was the provincial capital of the powerful Maurya, Gupta and Pala rulers and later the capital of the Hindu feudal lords. Outside the fort, seven to eight kilometers north, west, south and southwest, there are still a variety of ancient monuments that bear witness to the sub-city.

"The first excavation at Mahasthangarh was started by an archaeologist named Alexander Cunningham," said Jayant Singh. He was the founder of the Archaeological Survey of India Excavation work has been going on since then In addition to the fortifications of the fortified city, the existence of some buildings has already been discovered.

Although it was started by Cunningham, the best excavation work in Mahasthangarh started in 1991 At that time, some French archaeologists started working jointly with Bangladeshi archaeologists. Jayant Singh said, "Many archeological specimens have been found in their research." From sculptures to coins of different eras, pottery, beads, etc. "

Also found are pre-Maurya, Gupta, Pala and Muslim era mud houses, roads, sewers, wells, temples, mosques, arches, towers, etc. Apart from these, various items used in the urban life of the time such as silver and copper coins, black smooth pottery, terracotta plaques, earthenware and metal objects including idols were also found.

Many things can be seen in the Mahasthangarh Museum

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