Raja Harishchandra Dhibi

Raja Harishchandra Dhibi was buried under the ground till the end of the nineteenth century. The locals used to mark this earthen place as Rajbari mound. In 1918, Dr. Rajasane village near Rajbari-mound. Nalinikanta Bhattasali conducted an archeological excavation.

The excavations uncovered some antiquities related to the religion and culture of the Buddhists, as well as imitations of the Gupta dynasty. It identifies the Buddhist statues there. Based on this source, excavations were carried out in the palace mound of Harishchandra Raja in 1990-1991 AD.

Although Majidpur is not famous as a place at present, it was very important in ancient times. Without any historical doubt, according to various archaeologists, about 24 km northwest of Dhaka (road distance from Gulistan Zero Point) on the left bank of the ancient Banshabati or modern Banshi river was the capital of the Sarveshwar kingdom ruled by Pala King Harishchandra.

The name of this capital was Sambhar and the name Savar originated from the name Sambhar. In the 7th-8th century AD, the palace-vita of King Harishchandra of the then Sambhar kingdom was located at Majidpur in Savar. The importance of this area of ​​Savar is also understood by looking at the location on Rennell's map. The famous historian and geographer James Rennell surveyed the Savar area in 17 AD and created the corresponding piece of the map.

Address: Savar thana, Savar Union

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