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Locals demand preservation of average memory of historical archeological monuments

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  • 25 May, 2022 19:07:27

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Mamuna Rashid, Nilphamari: Historical Archaeological Signs Nilphamari Dharmapala Garh. It is located in Garh Dharmapala village in Dharmapala union of Jaldhaka upazila of the district. The village is named after the average. However, the locals complain that a class of people have set up various establishments there to erase the history of the average. It is known that after the death of Gopal Pal (695 AD), the founder of the Pala dynasty, his son Dharmapala Raj ascended the throne. He established a capital about 20 km away from Jaldhaka upazila under state administration. He built a huge wall around the capital to protect it from external forces. The wall is made of about 100 feet of soil which is made into a cantonment with 39 acres of land. The village was named Garh Dharmapala because of its round shape. However, it is believed that the palace is below this place. About a mile east of this average, the ruins of the Pala period and the sandalwood pond of about 33 bighas still carry the memory of the Pala period. At present, a housing project called Garh Dharmapala has been set up near the ruins. An ancient temple is also found near the middle. The Archaeological Survey of India began excavating the site in 1990, but was unable to complete it. Then in 2016 he started re-excavation work under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture. Excavators claim to have found a Buddhist temple there. According to the locals, the king of the Pala dynasty established an administrative department in the village under the management of the kingdom. When the Pala dynasty came to an end, the zamindar system was introduced in this region. Nildhani Roy was the first zamindar in this area. Then the last zamindar was Md. Jasim Uddin Ahmed Sarkar. His father Haji Md. Tamiz Uddin Ahmed Sarkar was also a zamindar. Md. Jasim Uddin Sarkar inherited the zamindari. With the end of Pala rule, Muslim rule was established in the region. At that time, the descendants of Pala sold 33 bighas of sandalwood to Dighi zamindar Haji Md. Tamiz Uddin Sarkar. Even after the abolition of zamindari system, the descendants of zamindar Md. Jasim Uddin Sarkar still live in Dharmapala village. Khitish Chandra Roy, a centenarian, son of the late Gechra Chandra Roy of Kalitala village in West Garh, said: The house of the Pala king was at Naogaon. The cantonment was built for security or protection from external aggression when moving from one state to another. He built a huge earthen wall on all four sides and made a high DP of clay (round earthenware). Army members were in charge of security there. Dead in the same area. "I heard from my grandparents that there were streams on all four sides of the river," said Samula Barman, son of Nuthura Barman. Then huge mounds of clay were made. The purpose of the floodplain was to prevent the enemy from invading Rampal's army barracks. The average Dharmapala village is dead. Taher Uddin's son said. Nur Islam (65) said, we came here before the Pakistan period. I heard from my grandfather that there was a king here. The king built a fort here for security while moving from one state to another. But on top of this, a housing project called Garh Dharmapala has been developed. However, the locals demanded to preserve the last traces of the king.

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