Shalban vihara (Sanskrit; Bengali: সোমপুর বিহার Shalbon Bihar) in Moinamoti, Comilla, Bangladesh is one of the best known Buddhist viharas in the Indian Subcontinent and is one of the most important archeological sites in the country.
The city Comilla is located in the South-Eastern part of Bangladesh, about 97 km from Dhaka (Capital of Bangladesh) and situated along with the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. The region was once under the ancient Samatat and joined with Tripura State (India). In 1970 the disrtrict was established as Tripura district.
During 8th century AD Mainamati-Lalmai was ruled by Deva Dynasty. In 9th century the district was came under the reign of the Kings Harikela and in 10th and mid 11th century AD ruled by Chandra Dynasty. The British East India Company started ruled over here in 1765 AD. It was established as Tripura district in 1790 AD. In 1960 AD the district was renamed Comilla. Chandpur and Brahmanbaria together was called the Biggest Comilla and 1984 this two region was transfirmed into another two distr
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