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Pundravardhana
unknown (?~1280 BCE)–unknown (?~300 BCE)
Capital
Mahasthangarh
Common languages
Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit
Religion
Historical Vedic religion Jainism
Government
Monarchy
Historical era
Iron Age
• Established
unknown (?~1280 BCE)
• Disestablished
unknown (?~300 BCE)
Today part of
Bangladesh India (West Dinajpur district, West Bengal)
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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.[1][2][3] The capital of the kingdom, then known as Pundranagara (Pundra city), was located at Mahasthangarh in Bogra District of northern Bangladesh.
^>Hossain, Md. Mosharraf (2006). Mahasthan: Anecdote to History. Dibyaprakash. pp. 69, 73. ISBN 984-483-245-4.
^Ghosh, Suchandra. "Pundravardhana". Banglapedia. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
^Majumdar, R. C. (1971). History of Ancient Bengal. Calcutta: G. Bharadwaj & Co. p. 13. OCLC 428554.
Pundravardhana or Pundra Kingdom (Sanskrit: Puṇḍravardhana), was an ancient kingdom of Iron Age South Asia located in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent...
many small and mid-sized companies are sited. Bogra was a part of the Pundravardhana territory of ancient Bengal and the ruins of its capital can be found...
was called Pundranagara or Paundravardhanapura in the territory of Pundravardhana. A limestone slab bearing six lines in Prakrit in Brahmi script recording...
4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2015. Ghosh, Suchandra (2012). "Pundravardhana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia...
little portion in the Indian state of West Bengal. It formed part of the Pundravardhana or Pundra Kingdom region currently part of Rangpur and Rajshahi Divisions...
boat, reaching the ancient city of Mahasthangarh, the capital of the Pundravardhana kingdom, ruled by Narsingh Parshuram of the Bhoj Garh dynasty. Balkhi...
Charsadda, now in Pakistan) Prayag (in modern Prayagraj) Pratishthana Pundravardhana Pudumadam புதுமடம் Puri Pushkar Rajagriha Now as Rajgir Rajahmahendravaram...
brother – Vitashoka. According to the Ashokavadana, a non-Buddhist in Pundravardhana drew a picture showing the Buddha bowing at the feet of the Nirgrantha...
names him as Ekavihārika. Divyavadana narrates a story of someone in Pundravardhana and then again at Pataliputra who drew a picture of the Buddha bowing...
was divided between various kingdoms. 700–200 BC: Inhabited by the Pundravardhana culture Since 100,000 BC humans have been settled on Bangladesh, although...
one of its sections) mention that in one instance, a non-Buddhist in Pundravardhana drew a picture showing the Buddha bowing at the feet of Mahavira. On...
and Medinipur division. Its neighbors included Samatata in the east; Pundravardhana in the north; and Magadha, Anga, Suhma and Radha in the west. The Vanga...
through several kingdoms, including Iranaparvata, Champa, from there to Pundravardhana and Sylhet (in present-day Bangladesh. There Xuanzang found 20 monasteries...
(India). Known Vanga rulers are: Samudrasena Chadrasena Karna Bhagabhatta Pundravardhana or Pundra Kingdom, was an ancient kingdom, that included parts of present-day...
travelled from Champa (recent Bhagalpur) to Kajangala and then proceeded to Pundravardhana (recent Bangladesh) in the 7th century AD. He says that the northern...
1 million population. Modern Rajshahi lies in the ancient region of Pundravardhana. The foundation of the city dates to 1634, according to epigraphic records...
Pundranagara (or Paundravardhanapura), an ancient city in the territory of Pundravardhana. This place is considered sacred to Buddhists, Muslims, and Hindus alike...
Pundranagara was the provincial capital of the Maurya Empire. Gour and Pundravardhana formed parts of the Mourya empire as is evinced from the inscriptions...
(territorial division), itself part of the wider administrative unit of Pundravardhana Bhukti, which had Mahasthangarh as its capital in the period of Chandras...
Vedic realms were present in the Bengal region, including Vanga, Rarh, Pundravardhana and the Suhma Kingdom. One of the earliest foreign references to Bengal...
thought to ultimately derive from) in the south, Rāṛha in the west, Puṇḍravardhana and Varendra in the north, and Samataṭa and Harikela in the east. In...
of the Barhadratha dynasty of Magadha succeeding Srutanjaya 1280 BCE Pundravardhana Kingdom was established sometime before 1280 BCE. 1257 BCE Suchi became...
The Vaigram edict (447–48) mentions land grants to Brahmans in the Pundravardhana region. The Damodarpur copper inscriptions, discovered in the Dinajpur...
present-day state of Orissa ruled by Shashanka. There is mention of Pundravardhana being part of Gauda in certain ancient records. Not much is known about...
Chandragupta Maurya – is said to have been born in Brahmin family of Pundravardhana (or Puṇḍra), the medium to large scale migrations of Brahmins from other...
Part of a series on the History of Bengal Ancient Kingdoms Pundravardhana Vanga Gangaridai Samatata Anga Suhma Harikela Classical Dynasties Bhulua Nandas...
Part of a series on the History of Bengal Ancient Kingdoms Pundravardhana Vanga Gangaridai Samatata Anga Suhma Harikela Classical Dynasties Bhulua Nandas...
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