Nateshwar Deul

Natshwar
নাটেশ্বর
Nateshwar Deul is located in Bangladesh
Nateshwar Deul
Location of Nateshwar in Bangladesh
LocationTongibari, Munshiganj District
RegionBangladesh
Coordinates23°31′54″N 90°28′10″E / 23.531680°N 90.469358°E / 23.531680; 90.469358
TypeStupa, Buddhist Vihara
Part ofJia Bang Lao (as mentioned in the biography of Atiśa Dīpankara Śrījñāna)[1]
Area10 acres[2]
History
MaterialSoil
Founded780 CE[1][3]
Abandoned1223 CE[3]
Site notes
ArchaeologistsOitijjo Onneshon Gobeshona (Heritage Exploration Research, Jahangirnagar University), Cumilla University,[4] Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology of Hunan Province, China[3]
OwnershipMinistry of Cultural Affairs[4]
ManagementShah Sufi Mustafizur Rahman, Jahangirnagar University;[5]
Agrashar Bikrampur Foundation[3]
Architecture
Architectural stylesBuddhist architecture

Nateshwar Deul (Bengali: নাটেশ্বর দেউল, romanizedNāṭēśśôr Dēul, lit.'Temple complex of Nateshwar') is a Buddhist archaeological site located in the village of Nateshwar in Tongibari Upazila in the Munshiganj District, Bangladesh.[6] It is the ruin of a Buddhist city established from 780 to 950 CE and from 950 to 1223 CE in the Bikrampur region. Archaeological excavation began at Nateshwar in 2012–13.[1][3] From 2013 to 2018, an area of approximately 500 square metres (5,400 sq ft) was excavated.[7] Sixteen Buddhist stupas, including Bangladesh's only pyramid-shaped one, have been found in Nateshwar.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b c d "পিরামিড আকৃতির স্তূপের সন্ধান" [Pyramid-shaped Stupa found in Nateshwar] (in Bengali). Daily Prothom Alo. 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference planned was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d e Hasan, Tanvir (18 December 2015). "প্রাচীন বিক্রমপুরের নতুন ইতিহাস: খনন করে মিলছে ১৩ শ বছরের পুরোনো নিদর্শন" (in Bengali). Munshiganj: Prothom Alo. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b Hasan, Tanjil (18 February 2019). "নাটেশ্বরে হারিয়ে যাওয়া উন্নত নগর সভ্যতার নিদর্শন" (in Bengali). Munshiganj: Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference samakal2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  7. ^ "নাটেশ্বরের প্রত্নতাত্ত্বিক খনন কাজ পরিদর্শন করলেন অর্থমন্ত্রী" (in Bengali). Bangla Tribune. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2020.