Introduction to Ancient Fine Arts

What is the oldest painting of an area called Bangladesh? What is the oldest sculpture? Where to go to see sculptures and Fine Arts? The answer to get to see a number of ancient fine arts testimony is- National Museum's Collection -situated in Dhaka; and also in Rajshahi's Borendra Museum, Mohasthangor of Bogra, Moynamoti of Comilla, and Rajshahi's Paharpur Museum. Because of Geographical reason most of the areas Bangladesh is silted. Soft soil and marshy land surrounded by small and huge rivers and canals. Rain, hail storm and natural disasters are phenomenon. Dwellers of this land were mostly farmers, labors and poor. Painting and other forms of work of art were patronized and practiced at the Kings' and rulers' palaces. Only their palaces were made of bricks and pillars of stone. General people's houses were made of long grass, hay, clay and bamboo. This area was ruled by the Maurjya dynasty before the birth of Christ. The most prominent king of this dynasty was the king Ashoka. The emperors of Gupta Dynasty ruled from 400 A.D for a few centuries. The most famous kings of Gupta Dynasty were King Somudra Gupta, Kumar Gupta, Banya Gupta foremost. Afterwards The Emperors of Pal Dynasty ruled for a few centuries. The most dominant emperors of Pal Dynasty were Gopal, Dharmapal, Devpal, Mohipal, Rampal foremost. After them Bormon and Sen Dynasty came to rule. At that time the Bengal was divided into two. North and north-western area's name was Pundra-Bordhan Goura
Kingdom. The name of south-eastern part was Shomotot or Plain land. In the year 1204 A.D. Bokhtiar Khilji deposed the king Lakhan Sen and started to rule Bengal. He was Turkey by born. After that a few centuries were ruled by Muslim emperors before the regime of king Akber. That time is known as Sultani regime. The most prominent Sultans of this time were Fokhruddin Mubarak Shah, Shamsuddin Ilias Shah, Sekander Shah, Giasuddin Azam Shah, Jamaluddin Mohammad Shah, Alauddin Hosain
Shah, Giasuddin Mahmood