Sonargaon
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Sonargaon (Bangla: সোনারগাঁও; the name has also been transcribed as Sunārgāon[1] ) is the ancient capital of Isa Khan's kingdom in Bengal. It is located near the current-day city of Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
The great Muslim traveler Ibn Battuta visited Sonargaon in the 14th century. It is thought that when a squadron of the Chinese fleet of Zheng He, commanded by the eunuch Hong Bao, visited Bengal in 1432, they visited Sonargaon as well. The information about that expedition comes from the book of one of its participants, the translator Ma Huan.[1]
Sonargaon is the eastern terminus of the Grand Trunk Road, which was built by Sher Shah Suri, extended approximately 2500 kilometres from Bangladesh across northern India to Peshawar in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province.
Historic places
- Sonargaon's `Lok Shilpa Jadughar', was a part of Isa Khan's capital.
- The panam city was the center of the upper-middleclass people of 19th century Sonargaon. It is now in ruins. Mainly Hindu cloth merchants lived here. It takes only five minute to go panam city from Folk Art and Craft Museum. When Mughal's conquered the Sonargaon in 1611AD, the pamam city was linked with the main city area by 3 important bridges.Panam still have these three bridges.After the Indo-Pak war in 1965 and when the muslim-hindu riot started, Panam city has reduced into a vacant community.
- Musa Khan's Masjid, the Mosque beside the grave of Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah in Shahidullah Hall of the University of Dhaka is a marked work and it is said that the Mosque was made by Isa Khan or son of him, Musa Khan.
- The Fort of Hajiganj was the main tactical fort of Isa Khan in front of Meghna, Shitalakhya and Brahmaputra. Now at Narayanganj. It is saved by the authority.
- There is another sister concern of the fort across the river, few miles away.
Due to the many threats to preservation (including flooding and vandalism) that this culturally and historically significant city faces, the World Monuments Fund placed it on its 2008 Watch List of the 100 Most Endangered Sites in this planet.
Notable people
- Badrun Nessa Mansur, retired Vice Principal, Teachers Training College, Dhaka
See also
References
- ^ a b Barbosa, Duarte; Dames, Mansel Longworth (1996) [1918-1921], An Account Of The Countries Bordering On The Indian Ocean And Their Inhabitants; Written By Duarte Barbosa And Completed About The Year 1518 A.D. Vol 1: Including The Coasts Of East Africa, Arabia, Persia And Western India As Far As The Kingdom Of Vijayanagar. Vol. Ii: Including The Coasts Of Malabar, Eastern India, Further India, China And The Indian Archipelago., Asian Educational Services, pp. 138–139, ISBN 8120604512
Further reading
- Kazi Azizul Islam and Tania Sharmeen (July 5, 2005). "Panam Among World's 100 Endangered Historic Sites". News from Bangladesh.
- Roy, Pinaki (July 9, 2004). "Panam Nagar's Fate in Limbo". The Daily Star.
- Ali, Tawfique (April 26, 2007). "Unscientific Restoration Defacing Heritage". The Daily Star, Vol 5 num 1031.
External links
- The World Monuments Fund's 2008 Watch List page for Sonargaon
- [http://banglapedia.org/HT/S_0495.HTM Sonargaon in Banglapedia
- Sonargaon - The Anciant Capital City of Bangladesh Established by Isha Khan.
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