সপ্তগ্রাম | |
Alternative name | Satgaon |
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Location | Hooghly district, West Bengal, India |
Coordinates | 22°58′00″N 88°23′00″E / 22.9667°N 88.3833°E |
Type | Port, settlement |
History | |
Founded | Prior to 9th century |
Abandoned | Started declining 17th to18th century |
Saptagram (colloquially called Satgaon) was an ancient major port, the chief city and sometimes capital of southern Bengal, in ancient and medieval times of Bengal, the location presently being in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is about 4 km from Bandel, a major rail junction. By the early twentieth century, the place had dwindled to a group of insignificant huts.[1] The port had to be abandoned because of the silting up and consequent drying of the Saraswati River.