Historical Geography of Ancient India c8.311

c8.311

*Mahāsthān*.—See *Pauṇḍravardhanabhukti*. A burnt clay figure of a female deity belonging to the Śuṅga period was found at Mahāsthān-gaṛh¹ in the Bogra district in course of digging an outlet. This helps us to confirm the fact that Mahāsthān represents one of the earliest city-sites of Bengal and was in occupation from the 2nd century B.C. to the 12th century A.D. (*A.S.I.*, Annual Reports, 1930-34, p. 128).