Malhar — Chhattisgarh Urban Centre
Malhar — Chhattisgarh Urban Centre Site
Early Historic (350 BCE–500 CE)·Kalchuri·🇮🇳 Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur, India
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About Malhar — Chhattisgarh Urban Centre
Malhar — Chhattisgarh Urban Centre in Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur, India is a Early Historic (350 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Kalchuri culture. Indian Archaeological Survey and Deccan College excavations reveal stratified deposits with ceramics and radiocarbon. The site includes a principal mound and monastic or settlement features. The site includes a principal feature and ancillary settlement or ceremonial elements.
Why it mattersKey Kalchuri site illustrating Early Historic (350 BCE–500 CE) ancient-city traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Malhar — Chhattisgarh Urban Centre
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Kalchuri
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 350 BCE
- Period
- Early Historic (350 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Kalchuri
- Purpose
- Early historic town with Shaiva temples 10th c.
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 350 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
21.8622° N · 82.0222° E · 94 m · 3 mapped features
Malhar — Chhattisgarh Urban Centre — Principal Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Malhar — Chhattisgarh Urban Centre
21.8630° N · 82.0230° EMalhar — Chhattisgarh Urban Centre — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Malhar — Chhattisgarh Urban Centre
21.8615° N · 82.0216° EMalhar — Chhattisgarh Urban Centre — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Malhar — Chhattisgarh Urban Centre
21.8633° N · 82.0212° E