"So far as the antiquity of the site of Bangarh is concerned, local tradition has it that it was the capital of Bana the King of Demons In Hemachandra and Kelava, the terms DeVi\ola XJmavana (or Ushavana), Kotivarsha, Banapura, and Somlapura are synonymous and are supposed to be identical with the ruined site of Bangarh."
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EXCAVATIONS AT BANGARH BY KUNJA GOBINDA GOSWAMI. M.A.
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Bangarh
Bangarh (Bengali: বাণগড়) 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 in the period of Chandras, Varmans and Senas.
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