What is Mahasthangarh famous for?
What is Mahasthangarh famous for? Mahasthangarh dates back to at least 3rd century BC and is acknowledged as the earliest city-site so far discovered in Bangladesh. Somapura Mahavihara at Paharpur in Naogaon District was once the biggest Buddhist monastery south of the Himalayas. Who was the ruler of Pundranagar? The tablet bears six lines of Ashokan Brahmi inscription directing the Mahamatra (governor) of Pundranagar to distribute food grain and money from government stores to the famine-stricken people of the area. The sympathy evinced in the inscription strongly suggests that this was an imperial order from Ashoka himself. What is the...