Bagerhat district of Bangladesh
Short brief history of Bagerhat district of Bangladesh
Bagerhat is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division.Bagerghat, under the Khalifabad Pargana, is said to have been founded by Khan Jahan Ali, the ruler of Pargana from 1429-59. The Pargana region also included settlements like Khulna, Satkhira, Jessore and Barisal. After Khan Jahan Ali, the region was taken over by Maharaja Pratapaditya in 1459. Located at the confluence of two historical rivers, the Brahmaputra River and the Ganges, Bagerghat is also known as the Mosque City for the presence of a large number of mosques in the district. The domed structures of the mosques built with bricks in the 15th century is considered an architectural marvel.
Khan Jahan Ali’s tomb is one of the main attractions of Bagerhat. The Shat(sixty) Gambuj Mosque built in 1459, considered a most unique structure in the whole of the Asian sub-continent.
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