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Jagjivanpur
Jagjivanpur or Jagajjibanpur is an archaeological site in Habibpur block of Malda district in West Bengal state in eastern India. This site is located at a distance of 41 km east from English Bazar town. The most significant findings from this site include a copper-plate inscription of Pala emperor Mahendrapaladeva and the structural remains of a 9th-century Buddhist Vihara: ''Nandadirghika-Udranga Mahavihara''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jagjivanpur, A newly discovered Buddhist site in west Bengal )〕
The importance of this site was first indicated by the chance discovery of a copper plate inscription of the Pala emperor Mahendrapala on 13 March 1987 who was not known from any other sources till the date of this discovery. Later, the excavation by a team of the Directorate of Archaeology & Museums, West Bengal Government led by Sudhin De began in 1992 at ''Tulabhita'' mound, followed by an extensive excavation at the same site in 1995-96 under the direction of Amal Ray of the same directorate.〔Chakrabarti, D. K. (2001). ''Archaeological Geography of the Ganga Plain: the Lower and the Middle Ganga'', New Delhi: Permanent Black, ISBN 81-7824-016-5, pp. 75-6〕 The excavations resulted in discovery of a part of the brick built Vihara, stupas, cells with corbelled niches, verandah and a large number of antiquities, which include terracotta plaques, terracotta seals & sealings, an inscribed potsherd, beads and other objects for daily use.〔
==Site==
The site comprises a number of mounds, most impressive of them is the 5 m high ''Tulabhita'' or ''Salaidanga''. other significant mounds are: ''Akhridanga'', ''Nimdanga'', ''Rajar Mayer Dhipi'' and ''Nandagarh''. Another significant feature of the site is a large tank, ''Nandadighi'' (Nandadirghika of Maehndrapala's inscription) which still covers a large area. Tulabhita mound covers an area of 9432 m². Total 262 trenches ( 6 m x 6 m) were laid, of which 78 trenches have been excavated so far.
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