Pundravardhana
Pundravardhana | |
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| unknown (?~1280 BCE)–unknown (?~300 BCE) | |
| Capital | Pundranagara Kotivarsha (administratitive centre of vishaya or division) |
| Common languages | Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit |
| Religion | Vedic Hinduism 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) |
| History of Bengal |
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Pundravardhana or Pundra kingdom (Sanskrit: Puṇḍravardhana), was an ancient kingdom of Iron Age India 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. The capital of the kingdom, then known as Pundranagara (Pundra city), was located at Mahasthangarh in Bogra District of northern Bangladesh.