Lesson 4/44 min
More mosques and shrines
Atia Jame Mosque
- Location: Tangail
- Builder: Sayeed Khan Panni, son of Bayezid Khan Panni
- Built in 1609, in Emperor Jahangir's time
Other old mosques (the book's list)
| Mosque | Location | Built |
|---|---|---|
| Darasbari | Chapainawabganj | 1479 |
| Khaniyadighi (Rajbibi/Chamchika) | Chapainawabganj | 1480 |
| Goaldi Gaibi | Sonargaon | 1519 |
| Khwaja Shahbaz | Shahbag, Dhaka | 1679 |
| Kartalab Khan | Begum Bazar, Dhaka | 1701–04 |
| Khan Mohammad Mridha | Atishkhana, Old Dhaka | 1704–05 |
| Bajra Shahi | Sonaimuri, Noakhali | 1741–42 |
| Nayabad | Dinajpur | 1793 |
Watch out: The data in this list comes from Khandokar's book alone, and the table has to be read row by row, so there is some risk of misreading. Cross-check these years before memorising them.
Two more mosques
- Chawk Mosque (Dhaka): Subahdar Shaista Khan (the same as Chawkbazar Shahi Mosque)
- Bara Sona (Golden) Mosque: Gaur; builder Nusrat Shah, 1526 (the book's view)
Famous shrines
| Shrine | Location |
|---|---|
| Hazrat Bayazid Bostami (R.) | Chattogram |
| Hazrat Shahparan (R.) | Sylhet |
| Sufi Shah Makhdum | Rajshahi |
| Saint Shah Sultan Balkhi | Mahasthangarh (Bogura) |
Memory trick: Pairs to remember: Bostami – Chattogram; Shahparan – Sylhet; Makhdum – Rajshahi; Balkhi – Mahasthan.
Check yourself
In which district is Atia Jame Mosque, and who built it?
At a glance
- 1
Atia Jame Mosque is in Tangail; built by Sayeed Khan Panni in 1609, in Jahangir's time.
- 2
Bayazid Bostami's shrine is in Chattogram; Shahparan's shrine is in Sylhet.
- 3
Sufi Shah Makhdum's shrine is in Rajshahi; Shah Sultan Balkhi's shrine is at Mahasthangarh.
- 4
Darasbari and Khaniyadighi mosques are in Chapainawabganj (1479 and 1480 in the book).