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Dhaka The area now known as Dhaka was urbanised as early as the 7th century and was part of the Pala and Sena empires. The city may have been named after the Dhakeshwari temple built here by Ballal Sena in the 12th century. After the Sena dynasty, Dhaka was ruled by the Turkish and Afghan governors of the Delhi Sultanate, before becoming part of the Mughal empire in 1608 when it first rose to prominence as the capital of the Bengal subah. The Lalbagh Fort seen here is an incomplete Mughal palace fortress in southwest Dhaka. Its construction was started in the mid 17th century by Prince Muhammad Azam but he was recalled by Aurangzeb before the work could complete. His successor, Shaista Khan, did not continue the work, even though he served as governor for 24 years. The fort contains three prominent buildings - the tomb of Bibi Pari (Shaista Khan's daughter), the mosque (seen here, left) and the Diwan-i-Aam (right) - laid out in a walled enclosure amongst symmetrical gardens and waterways. |
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