Hajiganj Fort also known as Khizirpur fort, situated at Hajiganj locality of
Narayanganj
Narayanganj ( bn, নারায়ণগঞ্জ ''Naraeongônj'') is a city in central Bangladesh. It is in the Narayanganj District, about southeast of the capital city of Dhaka, and has a population of about 2 million. It is the 6th larges ...
,
Bangladesh
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, on the western bank of Shitalakshya.
History
The exact date of Hajiganj fort is uncertain but it may have been built soon after
Subahdar
Subahdar, also known as Nazim or in English as a "Subah", was one of the designations of a governor of a Subah (province) during the Khalji dynasty of Bengal, Mamluk dynasty (Delhi), Khalji dynasty, Tughlaq dynasty, Mughal era ( of India who w ...
Islam Khan established the
Mughal capital at
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
.
Architecture
The fort, quadrangular in size, consists of a pentagonal curtain wall machicolated for muskets with rounded corner bastions. On the inner side of the curtain wall there is a 1.22 m high rampart walkway from the base of the curtain wall which is itself pierced by several musketry holes. The holes are wider meant probably for 'gun firing at the pirates proceeding up the river'. In a corner of the fort enclosure there is a tall free standing square column of brick which must have been used for observation and placing guns in the rainy season.
See also
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List of archaeological sites in Bangladesh
This is a list of archaeological sites in Bangladesh:
Dhaka Division
* Sat Gambuj Mosque
* Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque
* Bara Katra
* Lalbagh Fort
* Chhota Katra
* Shahbaz Khan Mosque
* Musa Khan Mosque
* Northbrook Hall
* Ruplal House
* Rose G ...
References
Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of BangladeshHajiganj Fort A Place Of AntiquityThe Daily Observer, 29 January 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
Forts in Bangladesh
Narayanganj
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