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UNESCO dossier documenting Mahasthangarh as an early fortified urban center in Bengal, established around the 4th-3rd century BCE.

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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.

8th century

Construction of Somapura Mahavihara

Somapura Mahavihara at Paharpur emerged in the 8th century as one of the largest monasteries south of the Himalayas and an important intellectual center in pre-Islamic Bengal.