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Archaeological wonders in Bangladesh · Mysteria

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Archaeological wonders in Bangladesh

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🇧🇩 Bangladesh · Ancient city

Mahasthangarh (Ancient Pundranagara)

Mauryan 4th c BCE → Pala 12th c · Mauryan → Sunga → Gupta → Pala

Ancient Pundranagara — Mauryan–Pala fortified city (4th c BCE–13th c CE) on Karatoya at Mahasthangarh, 12 km north Bogra. 1.5 km rampart, citadel mound, 1928–29 P.C.

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🇧🇩 Bangladesh · Temple complex

Paharpur (Somapura Mahavihara)

Pala Buddhist 8th–12th c CE · Pala Buddhist Mahayana–Vajrayana

Somapura Mahavihara at Paharpur — largest single Buddhist vihara south of Himalaya (27-acre cruciform complex) built c.781–820 CE by Dharmapala Pala on Barind alluvium. Excavated 1923–34 by D.R.