The Lalbagh Fort,Bangladesh
Lalbagh Fort is a historical monument of
Mughal period. Lalbagh Fort, located on the banks of the Buriganga in Dhaka, is
one of the most important antiquities among the historical structures built in
Bengal during the Mughal period. There are three antiquities inside the fort.
The Lalbagh Fort is the historical site of the Mughal rulers' rule and architectural development in Bengal in the seventeenth century. Shaista Khan's name was found in the pages of history as the builder of Lalbagh Fort, but Shaista Khan did not actually start the construction work. Its construction was dreamed up and started by Muhammad Azam Shah, the third son of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Azam Shah was Subedar of Bengal from 1678 to 1679.At this time he started building an establishment named after his father. Its first name was Aurangabad Fort but later it was named Lalbagh Fort. When Azam Shah started working on the fort, he left Dhaka on urgent summons and went to Delhi. The construction of the fort stopped. Azam Shah requested the new Subedar Shaista Khan to complete the work on the fort. But Shaista Khan could not implement this instruction.According to many, Shaista Khan lost his daughter Iran Dukht during the construction of the present Lalbagh Fort, Iran Dukht was the wife of Azam Khan and was the first architect of the fort. After this, Shaista Khan became convinced that the place was deserted. Then in 1684, he stopped its construction.Although he did not build the fort, he made his daughter's shrine a sight to behold. Shaista Khan brought important structures from different parts of India to build the shrine. Recently light and sound system has been installed here, which has become very attractive to tourists.
At present Sunday is closed for full day and Monday for half day. The fort is open for visitors on the remaining six days of the week.
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