Shishupalgarh, Śiśupālgarh: 1 definition
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Shishupalgarh means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Architecture (1): Early and Classical Architecture (h)Śiśupālgarh is an archaeologically important site dating to the Ganges civilization (1000 BCE).—Nearly a millennium after the Indus civilization had collapsed, the Ganges civilization arose in the first millennium BCE. But this urban development extended beyond the Ganges valley, as testified by, for example, Śiśupālgarh, probably the ancient Kaliṅganagar, near Bhubaneswar in Odisha.
At Śiśupālgarh (3rd century BCE at least), stone masons were at work using large blocks of laterite to build a very well-made fort entrance that could be closed with huge doors turning on hinges. At the centre of the city, a huge apsidal (semi-oval) structure with pillars has been excavated, which may have been either a temple or a palace.
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