Lesson 5/54 min
Mughal buildings and Dhaka's monuments
Mughal monuments of Dhaka
| Monument | Builder | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Lalbagh Fort | Begun by Prince Azam (1678); continued by Shaista Khan | Lalbagh, Dhaka |
| Seven-Domed Mosque | Shaista Khan | Mohammadpur, Dhaka |
| Chhota Katra | Shaista Khan | Chawkbazar, Dhaka |
| Bara Katra | Shah Shuja | Chawkbazar, Dhaka |
| Dhaka Gate | Mir Jumla | Dhaka University area |
| Idrakpur Fort | Mir Jumla | Munshiganj (Bikrampur) |
| Tara Mosque | Mirza Golam Pir | Armanitola, Dhaka |
Watch out: Zubair's correction box: market books name Shaista Khan as builder of the Tara Mosque; the real builder was Mirza Golam Pir. Also, both books say Shaista Khan finished the Lalbagh Fort; according to Banglapedia he stopped work after the death of his daughter Pari Bibi (1684) and the fort stayed unfinished.
Mughal buildings in northern India
| Monument | Builder | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Taj Mahal | Shah Jahan | Agra |
| Red Fort | Shah Jahan | Delhi |
| Jama Masjid | Shah Jahan | Delhi |
| Moti Masjid | Shah Jahan | Agra |
| Shalimar Garden | Shah Jahan | Lahore |
| Fatehpur Sikri and Buland Darwaza | Akbar | Agra region |
| Babri Masjid (1528–29) | Babur | Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh |
Babri Masjid
- Demolished on 6 December 1992
- On 9 November 2019 India's Supreme Court allowed a Ram temple to be built on the site
Memory trick: Dhaka's katras: Chhota = Shaista, Bara = Shuja. Dhaka Gate and Idrakpur = Mir Jumla.
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Who built the Dhaka Gate?
At a glance
- 1
Bara Katra: Shah Shuja; Chhota Katra and the Seven-Domed Mosque: Shaista Khan (Chawkbazar and Mohammadpur).
- 2
Dhaka Gate and Idrakpur fort: Mir Jumla.
- 3
Lalbagh Fort was begun by Prince Azam (1678); it stayed unfinished.
- 4
The Tara Mosque was built by Mirza Golam Pir, not Shaista Khan.
- 5
Shah Jahan's works: the Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Delhi's Jama Masjid, Agra's Moti Masjid, Lahore's Shalimar Garden.