Global InformationDebalgarh information
  Shown within West Bengal | |
| Location | Debagram, West Bengal, India |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 23°09′30″N 88°39′32″E / 23.1584422°N 88.6589176°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| Length | 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) |
| Width | 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Ownership | Public |
| Public access | Yes |
Debalgarh is an archaeological site located at Debagram Anulia village in Nadia district of West Bengal, India.[1][2] Post-Gupta, Pala, Sena and Sultanate period artefacts have been recovered from the archaeological site,[3] which representing an estimated 1500 years of history of the settlement. Debalgarh is believed to have been a trading center during the Sena period;[4][5] Artistic excellence is observed in the pottery of this period.[6]
The archaeological site is spread over an area of 1 square kilometre (0.39 sq mi); the roughly square archeological site is both about 1 km long in length and width.[7] The remains of a wide wall built of mud and bricks, which was 15 feet to 20 feet wide, are observed around this mean. On the outer side of the wall was a moat 40–50 meters wide and 8–10 feet deep, much of which has now disappeared.[8]
Excavation work has not been conducted by any government agency here. However, black-red pottery,[3] Jol pradīpa (A type of lamp), Buddhist and Vishnu idols[9] have been discovered from the archaeological site.[1][6]
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- ^ a b Roy 2021, p. 20.
- ^ Roy 2021, p. 48.
- ^ Roy 2021, p. 133.
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- ^ Roy 2021, pp. 52–53.
- ^ Roy 2021, p. 20–21.