BANGARH: ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES OF DAKSHIN DINAJPUR DISTRICT
Abstract
The ancient history of Bangarh is quite rich. There are numerous specimens of Maurya-Shunga-Kushan and Gupta period in Bangar, later stages of Gupta period and Pala period. The Shunga and Kushan periods date from 130 BC to the first half of the first and second centuries AD. It was preceded by the Maurya period from 321 BC to 165 BC. That is, in the 2400 year old history of Bangarh. The discovery of this resource is again the archeological survey of Bengal workers. Devkot is in Bangarh. The name of the vehicle is still unknown to many in various ancient texts; Bangarh is also referred to as Devikota and Dvikota for millions of years. According to the historians of North Bengal, it is one of the most important ancient sites of North Bengal It is mentioned in the ancient literature of the local area In the Gupta period, the name of this place with the symbol of ancient city and fort was 6 The city was protected by a fortified wall inside a deep moat The walls of the fort were eight feet higher than the height of the city There were eight guard camps at the entrance to the city in the north-west Attached to the moat was a huge tank and the lake was connected to the Punarbhaba river In other words, when the water level in the trench decreased, water was supplied from the tank, and the river was connected to the canal so that the water in the tank did not decrease. There was also an improved sewerage system, which is proof of a modern city. The main settlement was to the north and east of the average According to archaeologists, Bangarh covered an area of 1,200 acres, of which 141 acres included forts. Some of it can be seen in the excavations today.
