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== Location == |
== Location == |
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The site is located on the northern side of Nazipur-Sapahar highway in [[Patnitala Upazila]] of [[Naogaon District]].<ref name="Banglapedia" /> |
The site is located in Dibar village, on the northern side of Nazipur-Sapahar highway in [[Patnitala Upazila]] of [[Naogaon District]].<ref name="Banglapedia" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Dibar Pillar- A Medieval Wonder {{!}} Independent|url=https://m.theindependentbd.com/home/printnews/93064|access-date=2021-06-23|website=m.theindependentbd.com}}</ref> |
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== Architecture == |
== Architecture == |
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=== Dibar Dighi === |
=== Dibar Dighi === |
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[[Alexander Cunningham]], whose "servant" Taranath visited the site in 1879-80, noted the lake to spread about 1200 square ft.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Cunningham|first=Sir Alexander|url=https://books.google.co.ao/books?id=gW8IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA123|title=Report of a Tour in Bihar and Bengal in 1879-80 from Patna to Sunargaon ...|date=1882|publisher=Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing|pages=123|language=en}}</ref> Average depth was about 12 ft.<ref name=":1" /> |
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The tank occupies about 20 acres of land and sits atop a mound, spread over 100 acres.<ref name="Banglapedia" /> |
The tank occupies about 20 acres of land and sits atop a mound, spread over 100 acres.<ref name="Banglapedia" /> |
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=== Kaivarta Stambha === |
=== Kaivarta Stambha === |
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The tank is primarily famed for housing a semi-submerged |
The tank is primarily famed for housing a semi-submerged granite pillar — locally known as ''Kaivarta Stambha'' — in its center.<ref name="Banglapedia" /><ref>{{cite book|last=Chakrabarti|first=Dilip K.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ty9uAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Dibar+Dighi%22|title=Ancient Bangladesh, a study of the archaeologcial sources|date=1992|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=155}}</ref> The apex of the pillar is crown shaped and decorated with three inflated circular rings.<ref name="Banglapedia" /> |
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[[Francis Buchanan-Hamilton|Francis Buchanon-Hamilton]]'s survey of Bengal (1807-08) measured the net height to be 22.5 cubits (33 ft, 75 in) and the diameter to be 6.5 cubits (9 ft, 9 in).<ref name=":1" />{{Efn|Cunningham later noted that this was actually the value of circumference. Taranath committed the same error, too.}} He had deemed it to be octagonal in shape.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Cunningham's expedition revised the height to be approximately 30 ft — the visible portion spanned 10 ft, the submerged portion 12 ft, and the rest, underground foundation.<ref name=":1" /> From the data logged by Taranath, he determined the pillar to be nonagonal having side-length of 12 in. each; diameter came out to be 29 in.<ref name=":1" /> Cunningham regretted that he did not personally visit the site, given such a large single-shaft stone pillar was yet to be recorded in Indian subcontinent, after [[Ashoka]]'s reign.<ref name=":1" /> |
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A Bangladeshi archaeologist confirmed Cuunningham's approximation but changed the distribution.<ref name=":0" /> 10 feet was below ground, 8 feet was submerged and 12 feet above water level.<ref name=":0" /> |
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[[Francis Buchanan-Hamilton|Francis Buchanon-Hamilton]]'s survey of Bengal (1807-08) measured the net height to be 10.33 metres.<ref name="Banglapedia" /> In comparison, [[Alexander Cunningham]] who visited the site in 1879-80, reported the height to be 9.14 metres; the visible portion spanned 3 metres, the submerged portion 4 metres, and the underground foundation 2.5 to 3 metres.<ref name="Banglapedia" /> |
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== Preservation == |
== Preservation == |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The site is yet to be accurately dated.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dibar Dighi and Kaivarta pillar|url=http://dept.ru.ac.bd/ihc/Mostafiz/Dibardighi.htm|access-date=2021-06-23|website=dept.ru.ac.bd}}</ref> From an etymological perspective and oral history, it can be said that the tank and the pillar was commissioned to commemorate the victory of a local Kaivarta vassal, Dibyak (var. Dibya) over his 11th century overlord, [[Mahipala II]].<ref name="Banglapedia" /><ref>{{cite book|last=Maitreẏa|first=Akshaẏakumāra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O05uAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Dibor+Dighi%22|title=The fall of the Pāla Empire|date=1987|publisher=University of North Bengal|page=44|author-link=Akshay Kumar Maitreya}}</ref> It might have been constructed in the reign of Dibyak himself or his successors.<ref name="Banglapedia" /> |
The site is yet to be accurately dated.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dibar Dighi and Kaivarta pillar|url=http://dept.ru.ac.bd/ihc/Mostafiz/Dibardighi.htm|access-date=2021-06-23|website=dept.ru.ac.bd}}</ref> From an etymological perspective and oral history, it can be said that the tank and the pillar was commissioned to commemorate the victory of a local Kaivarta vassal, Dibyak (var. Dibya) over his 11th century overlord, [[Mahipala II]].<ref name="Banglapedia" /><ref>{{cite book|last=Maitreẏa|first=Akshaẏakumāra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O05uAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Dibor+Dighi%22|title=The fall of the Pāla Empire|date=1987|publisher=University of North Bengal|page=44|author-link=Akshay Kumar Maitreya}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> It might have been constructed in the reign of Dibyak himself or his successors.<ref name="Banglapedia" /> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 16:41, 23 June 2021
| Dibar Dighi | |
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| Native name Bengali: দ্বিবর দিঘি | |
 view of Dibor Dighi | |
| Location | Patnitala Upazila Naogaon District, Bangladesh |
  Location of Dibar Dighi in Bangladesh | |
Dibar Dighi (Bengali: দ্বিবর দিঘি) is a tank in Bangladesh.[1]
Location
The site is located in Dibar village, on the northern side of Nazipur-Sapahar highway in Patnitala Upazila of Naogaon District.[1][2]
Architecture
Dibar Dighi
Alexander Cunningham, whose "servant" Taranath visited the site in 1879-80, noted the lake to spread about 1200 square ft.[3] Average depth was about 12 ft.[3]
The tank occupies about 20 acres of land and sits atop a mound, spread over 100 acres.[1]
Kaivarta Stambha
The tank is primarily famed for housing a semi-submerged granite pillar — locally known as Kaivarta Stambha — in its center.[1][4] The apex of the pillar is crown shaped and decorated with three inflated circular rings.[1]
Francis Buchanon-Hamilton's survey of Bengal (1807-08) measured the net height to be 22.5 cubits (33 ft, 75 in) and the diameter to be 6.5 cubits (9 ft, 9 in).[3][a] He had deemed it to be octagonal in shape.[3]
Cunningham's expedition revised the height to be approximately 30 ft — the visible portion spanned 10 ft, the submerged portion 12 ft, and the rest, underground foundation.[3] From the data logged by Taranath, he determined the pillar to be nonagonal having side-length of 12 in. each; diameter came out to be 29 in.[3] Cunningham regretted that he did not personally visit the site, given such a large single-shaft stone pillar was yet to be recorded in Indian subcontinent, after Ashoka's reign.[3]
A Bangladeshi archaeologist confirmed Cuunningham's approximation but changed the distribution.[2] 10 feet was below ground, 8 feet was submerged and 12 feet above water level.[2]
Preservation
In 1939, the Central Government declared Dibar Dighi to be a heritage site.[5]
History
The site is yet to be accurately dated.[6] From an etymological perspective and oral history, it can be said that the tank and the pillar was commissioned to commemorate the victory of a local Kaivarta vassal, Dibyak (var. Dibya) over his 11th century overlord, Mahipala II.[1][7][2] It might have been constructed in the reign of Dibyak himself or his successors.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Rahman, Kazi Mostafizur (2012). "Dibar Dighi and Kaivarta Stambha". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b c d "Dibar Pillar- A Medieval Wonder | Independent". m.theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g Cunningham, Sir Alexander (1882). Report of a Tour in Bihar and Bengal in 1879-80 from Patna to Sunargaon ... Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing. p. 123.
- ^ Chakrabarti, Dilip K. (1992). Ancient Bangladesh, a study of the archaeologcial sources. Oxford University Press. p. 155.
- ^ Indian Information Series. Vol. 4–5. India: Bureau of Public Information. 1939.
- ^ "Dibar Dighi and Kaivarta pillar". dept.ru.ac.bd. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ Maitreẏa, Akshaẏakumāra (1987). The fall of the Pāla Empire. University of North Bengal. p. 44.
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