Aerial view of Bangarh, Gangarampur | |
  Shown within West Bengal  Bangarh (India) | |
| Alternative name | Devkot, Kotivarsha, Devikota, Devakota, Diw-kot |
|---|---|
| Location | Gangarampur, West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates | 25°24′45″N 88°31′50″E / 25.41250°N 88.53056°E |
| Type | settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | Earlier than 200 BC |
Bangarh is an ancient city situated in Gangarampur, West Bengal, India. Bangarh was the ancient city which was the administrative centre of Kotivarsha Vishaya (territorial division), itself part of the wider administrative unit of Pundravardhana Bhukti, which had Mahasthangarh as its capital[1] in the period of Chandras, Varmans and Senas. After the Senas were defeated by the Muslims under Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji, Devkot was established as their capital where Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji died.[2][full citation needed]
- ^ Chakrabarti, Dilip K. (2006, reprint 2007). Relating History to the Land in Patrick Oleville (ed.) Between the Empires: Society in India 300 BCE to 400 CE, New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-568935-6, p.9
- ^ Ali, Muhammad Mohar. History of the Muslims of Bengal. Riyadh: Imam Muhammad Ibn Saʿūd Islamic University. OCLC 1075660077.