Bogra
Bogra (Bengali: বগুড়া) could be a northern
district of People's
Republic of Bangladesh, within the Rajshahi
Division. it's known as the entree to
North Bengal. Bogra is AN industrial town wherever several little and
mid-sized industries ar sited.
Bogra district was a
district of the
traditional Pundravardhana territory and also the ruins
of Mahasthangarh, the
traditional capital of Pundravardhana, ar settled north
of Bogra.
History
Ancient history
The Bogra District occupies a crucial place within the legendary and therefore the earlier historical annals of Bengal. within the ancient amount, it had been a region of the territory of the Pundras or Paundras, that was celebrated by the name of Pundravardhana. Pundravardhana was one in all the kingdoms of jap Asian country and was separated by the stream of Karatoya from the additional easterly kingdom of Prag-Jyotisha or Kamrupa. The name, Pundravardhana, happens oftentimes within the religious writing, Ramayana and therefore the variedPuranas. per the religious writing and therefore the Puranas, Vasudeva, a strong aristocrat of the Pundra family, is claimed to possess dominated over Pundravardhana as way back as 1280 before Christ. The claims of the district to antiquity, however, rests principally on association that centre around the previous fortified city,currently called Mahasthangarh.
This district was below the subsequent rules:
The Mauryas (4th century to third century B.C.)
This district was below the rule of the Mauryas within the fourth century before Christ. this is often evident from the existence of some Pillars of Ashoka in several elements of Pundravardhana associated from the invention of an previous Brahmi Inscription at Mahasthangarh during this district. Bhadra baboo, a high monk of the Jainistfaith and a son of a Brahmin of Kotivarsha in Pundravardhana, was the Jain-Guru of Chandra Gupta Maurya. As Ashoka was a firm believer in Buddhism, he place to death several naked Sectarians (presumably the Jains in Pundravardhana.
The Guptas (3rd century AD to the fifth century AD)
The Gupta authority over this district is disclosed from the invention of variety of inscriptions of that amount from Pundravardhana. Pundravardhana was a Bhukti below the rule of Guptas until the top of the fifth century.
Sasanka (the half-moon of the seventh century AD)
By the start of the sixth century this region may need passed below the rule of the Gaudas of Bengal. howeverthe history of a century of this district lies in obscurity. However, at the start of the seventh century. Sasanka came across the throne of Gauda and he undoubtedly exercised his authority over Pundravardhana (including this district)
Harshavardhana (the second quarter of the seventh century)
This region should have passed when death of Sasanka below the rule of Harshavardhana (606–647). This evident from the account of the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang World Health Organization visited Pundravardhana most likely in 640 AD
The Butea monosperma (c. 750–1150)
By the center of the eighth century (c. 750) one Gopal assumed management of the affairs over North Bengal, established a royal sept called the Pala sept. when Gopal was electoral king, he took his seat in Pundravardhana. He dominated over the region up to c. 780 and was succeeded by his son Dharmapala (c. 781–821). The Pala Kings had peaceful possession of this district up to the top of their rule over Bengal that led to the twelfth century. Dharmapala was the son and therefore the successor of Gopala, extended his power on the far side Pundravardhana. Like his father he was a Buddhist and based the famed Buddhist Vihara at Somapuri in Varendra, the ruins of that are discovered in theNaogaon District.
The Senas (c. 1150–1204)
The Senas originally came from the Deccan and settled in West Bengal. Vijayasena was the primary nice ruler of the sept. He defeated the last Pala king Madanapala, and established his authority over this district. He was succeeded by his son, Vallalsena (1160–1178) World Health Organization was in definite possession of the district. He engineered his capital at Bhabanipur (ashakti-peeth) during this district. Lakshmanasena (1178–1204), the son and successor of Vallal Sena, exercised authority over this district until he was driven out by Ikhtiyaruddin Muhammad-bin-Bakhtiyar Khalji in 1204. Even when this date, a sept of Sena Rajas dominated for nearly a century over the north-eastern tract of this district as feudatory chiefs below the suzerainty of the Muslim rulers of Bengal. Their capital was at Kamalpur, many miles to the north of Bhabanipur (a website of pilgrim's journey for the Hindu devotees) and slightly to the south of Sherpur. Achyuta Sena was the last aristocrat of the road
British Era
The present District of Bogra, was initial shaped in 1821 throughout British rule. within the 1901 census, the population of the district (on a reduced area) was around 854,533, a rise of 11 November within the decade, the census disclosed there was no city with as several as ten,000 inhabitants. The famed Prafulla Chaki(1888–1908) was born during this district.
Battle of Bogra
The area was swallowed in thick fighting within the Battle of Bogra between the allied troops of Mukti Bahini and Indian Army (combined) that defeated the Asian country Army throughout the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.
