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Bhismaknagar

Chutia fortified city in Arunachal Pradesh, 11th–15th centuries

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Bhismaknagar is an archeological site in Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It is located near Roing in Lower Dibang Valley district. The remains are generally ascribed to the rule of the Sutiyas a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group who ruled over the region of Sadiya from 11th to 16th Century CE.

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Ruins dated

11th–15th centuries

Sutiya/Chutia rule of Sadiya

11th–16th century CE

Inscription linking site to Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa

early 15th century

Name recorded in colonial gazetteer

1928

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Coordinates

28.05° N, 96.01° E