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Banglapedia reference on Mahasthan/Mahasthangarh, Pundranagara, excavation history, and early urban settlement evidence.

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c. 4th-3rd century BCE

Urban Emergence at Mahasthangarh

Archaeological evidence from Mahasthangarh indicates one of the earliest major fortified urban centers in the Bengal region, with origins around the 4th-3rd century BCE and long continuity of settlement and administration.