Chandraketugarh

Chandraketugarh
The mound of Khana-Mihir or Barahamihir on Prithiba road, Berachampa (Chandraketugarh ruins)
Chandraketugarh is located in West Bengal
Chandraketugarh
Shown within West Bengal
LocationWest Bengal, India
Coordinates22°41′52″N 88°41′18″E / 22.69778°N 88.68833°E / 22.69778; 88.68833
TypeSettlement
History
Founded400 BCE to 800 BCE
Abandoned12th century CE

Chandraketugarh is a 2,500 years old archaeological site located near the Bidyadhari river, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-east of Kolkata, India, in the district of North 24 parganas, near the township of Berachampa and the Harua Road railhead.[1][2] Once it was an important hub of international maritime trade.[1][3][4] A museum has been built near the site depicting largely collections of Dilip Kumar Maity, a retired school teacher and amateur archaeologist.[5]

Asutosh Museum of Indian Art conducted excavation between 1957 and 1968, which revealed relics of several historical periods,[6] although the chronological classification of the relics remains incomplete. Many of the Chandraketugarh items and terracottas are now in collections of museums in India and abroad; and many of them are a part of private collections.[7]

According to some historians, the Chandraketugarh site and surrounding area could be the place known to ancient Greek and Roman writers as having the same name as the river Ganges (Γάγγης).[8]

According to the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal (serial no. N-WB-1), Chandraketu's Fort is an ASI listed monument.[9]

  1. ^ a b Shah, Aditi (15 July 2019). "Chandraketugarh: An Enigma in Bengal". www.livehistoryindia.com. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Chandraketugarh: The City That Never Was". The Indian Express. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Chandraketugarh: Neglected Heritage of Bengal". Sahapedia. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. ^ Dasgupta, Priyanka (7 September 2021). "Heritage panel plans int'l centre at Chandraketugarh". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Collectors of wealth thought worthless". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  6. ^ Dr. Gaurishankar de & Prof. Subhradip de, Prasanga: Pratna-Prantar Chandraketugarh, First Edition: 2013, ISBN 978-93-82435-00-6
  7. ^ "Chandraketugarh - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Merchants, Merchandise and Merchantmen in the Western Seaboard of India: A Maritime Profile (c. 500 BCE-1500 CE)." Ranabir Chakravarti. In: History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization, Vol. VIII (1), (2012) Om Prakash (Ed.), Centre for Studies in Civilization, Delhi, pp. 69-70.
  9. ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of National Importance". West Bengal. Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

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