2073:
2127:
2118:
2100:
2064:
2215:
2206:
2197:
2188:
2179:
2170:
2161:
2152:
2143:
2005:
1996:
1987:
1978:
1960:
40:
2014:
59:
66:
2109:
2023:
1951:
1748:. The Delhi Sultanate was pre-occupied with Mongol invasions in the northwest of India. Muslim governors in Bengal sensed an opportune time to establish an independent authority due to the considerable overland distance with Delhi. The creation of the sultanate is of primary importance in Bengali history, as it resulted in the separation of authority from Delhi and united all parts of Bengal into a single state. Pandua was the capital for the first one hundred years of the Bengal Sultanate. The city was called
2091:
2987:
2726:
2050:
2032:
1942:
1969:
2397:
2386:
2082:
798:
747:
662:
577:
526:
215:
832:
764:
696:
492:
222:
2515:
2507:
849:
815:
713:
441:
3007:
2997:
883:
781:
594:
424:
397:
509:
917:
866:
730:
628:
611:
679:
645:
475:
2498:
2490:
2481:
2473:
2465:
560:
543:
900:
458:
1072:
229:
3024:
2041:
1901:
The capital of Bengal was shifted from Pandua to Gaur in 1450. The reasons for the shift are yet to be ascertained but a change in the course of a river has been speculated. Pandua continued to host mints that produced silver taka for the duration of the sultanate period. It was an important
1806:
room. A contemporary account describes the durbar room as having pillars plated with brass, carved, polished and ornamented with figurines of flowers and animals; the king sat cross-legged on an elevated throne decorated with precious stones and a two-edged
1831:. Ma Huan wrote that "the city walls are very imposing, the bazaars well-arranged, the shops side by side, the pillars in orderly rows, they are full of every kind of goods". Pandua was a center of production and marketing. At least six varieties of fine
1910:. Earthquakes damaged its buildings during the 19th century. The high humidity and monsoon seasons of Bengal also caused much of its architecture to crumble. Nothing remains of the former royal palace except for traces in raised mounds.
1823:, Pandua was transformed from a small hamlet into a cosmopolitan capital and trade center, as well as a military garrison. The population included royalty, aristocrats, soldiers, mercenaries, natives and
923:
2406:
3210:
1854:, including cloth and wine. Merchants built ships, went abroad for trade and acted as royal envoys. The rich lived lavishly in Pandua. They woke up in the morning to the tune of
1012:. Pandua was described by travelers as a cosmopolitan administrative, commercial and military base, with a population of natives, royalty, aristocrats and foreigners from across
3200:
3085:
3235:
1665:
3059:
2275:
930:
Cities, towns and locations in the northern portion of Malda district (including
Chanchal subdivision and Old Malda, Habibpur, Bamangola and Gazole CD blocks)
3386:
2347:
María
Dolores Elizalde; Wang Jianlang (6 November 2017). China's Development from a Global Perspective. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 57–70.
3100:
3572:
3052:
2526:
2412:
1763:
Over the course of 114 years, nine kings ruled Bengal from Pandua. All of them were from the Ilyas Shahi dynasty, with the exception of
3185:
1715:
1847:
was produced from the bark of mulberry trees in the area surrounding the capital. The paper resembled lightweight white cotton cloth.
3045:
1775:. They built palaces, forts, bridges, mosques, and mausoleums, many of which are now in ruins or have disappeared completely. Sultan
109:
3205:
2440:
1645:
3562:
1660:
58:
2352:
2311:
2262:
3379:
1784:
3010:
3000:
1902:
administrative center. The mints were known as Shahr-i-Naw and
Muzzafarabad. Pandua's decline began with the conquest of
2518:
2501:
2257:
Aniruddha Ray (13 September 2016). Towns and Cities of
Medieval India: A Brief Survey. Taylor & Francis. p. 165.
2476:
1650:
3372:
3110:
2418:
948:
3443:
3195:
1708:
1032:
2510:
2072:
1791:
and became the largest mosque in the Indian subcontinent. Sultan
Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah was buried in the
3120:
2433:
3567:
3140:
1302:
221:
214:
3552:
2493:
2484:
1866:
was offered to visitors. The guests were served roast beef, mutton, rose water, and various kinds of
1701:
1670:
1503:
1055:
1024:
2126:
2117:
2099:
2063:
1850:
People from different parts of the known world were found in Pandua. The city generated significant
2468:
2214:
2205:
2196:
2187:
2178:
2169:
2160:
2151:
2142:
2004:
1995:
1986:
1977:
1959:
1788:
1768:
1240:
1160:
1148:
1120:
935:
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
39:
3577:
3557:
3479:
2816:
2563:
2426:
1553:
1528:
1513:
1274:
17:
3464:
3448:
2013:
1411:
1296:
1268:
1262:
1203:
24:
2301:
3288:
3160:
2990:
1772:
1741:
1737:
1610:
1324:
1256:
1250:
1209:
1197:
1191:
1185:
1166:
1126:
1105:
1093:
933:
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility, H: historical centre
3353:
3303:
2934:
2748:
2545:
2228:
1927:
1919:
1799:
1655:
1595:
1330:
1228:
1111:
1028:
2389:
1882:. Upper-class women wore gold jewelry. Performers would stage performances with a chained
8:
3338:
3155:
2824:
2671:
2646:
1859:
1745:
1629:
1176:
1087:
993:
797:
195:
3531:
3515:
3500:
2681:
2364:
1867:
1685:
1600:
1558:
1433:
989:
746:
2108:
3495:
3474:
3418:
3215:
3175:
2944:
2904:
2859:
2676:
2348:
2307:
2258:
2233:
2135:
1923:
1792:
1680:
1675:
1523:
1483:
1478:
1468:
1396:
1336:
1287:
1040:
1736:
refer to Pandua as
Firozabad, which is considered to be a reference to the reign of
3469:
3283:
3150:
3037:
2894:
2889:
2781:
2766:
1895:
1891:
1548:
1518:
1318:
1136:
1063:
1001:
661:
576:
525:
199:
3505:
3125:
2864:
2854:
2711:
2686:
2666:
2651:
2448:
2238:
2022:
1950:
1744:
united the three Muslim states of Bengal into a single sultanate and founded the
1733:
1493:
1312:
1222:
1005:
695:
2090:
3510:
3333:
3328:
3318:
2949:
2914:
2791:
2701:
2656:
2626:
2454:
2450:
2330:
2326:
1903:
1827:
travelers and merchants who either settled or were a floating population along
1803:
1729:
1538:
1498:
1234:
831:
763:
491:
183:
2725:
3546:
3323:
3308:
3250:
2844:
2631:
2576:
1968:
1776:
1585:
1508:
1391:
1099:
963:
950:
124:
111:
2400:
2081:
3438:
3428:
3423:
3413:
3293:
3180:
3090:
3028:
2929:
2849:
2806:
2606:
2530:
1934:
1780:
1764:
1533:
1488:
1463:
1376:
1371:
1154:
1142:
1036:
1009:
997:
712:
440:
2396:
2385:
2049:
2031:
1941:
3399:
3364:
3348:
3260:
3165:
3145:
3077:
2969:
2761:
2661:
2636:
2621:
2535:
2368:
1828:
1757:
1543:
1473:
1428:
848:
814:
593:
423:
396:
191:
93:
3298:
3278:
3270:
3245:
3190:
2786:
2696:
2591:
2586:
2514:
2506:
1907:
1816:
1812:
1796:
1386:
882:
780:
508:
2497:
2489:
2480:
2472:
2464:
1071:
3343:
3313:
3230:
3130:
2939:
2899:
2884:
2874:
2834:
2829:
2756:
2691:
2596:
1366:
1020:
729:
627:
610:
2343:
2341:
2339:
3433:
3240:
3170:
3135:
3115:
2909:
2879:
2869:
2839:
2796:
2706:
2616:
2601:
2553:
2519:
Cities, towns and locations in
Santhal Parganas division, Jharkhand
1839:
products, were found in Pandua's markets. There were four types of
1824:
1580:
916:
865:
678:
644:
474:
1802:. The royal palace had high steps, nine walls, three gates, and a
3255:
3095:
2924:
2641:
2611:
2581:
2336:
1851:
1820:
1416:
1406:
1381:
1013:
3395:
3225:
3069:
2776:
2771:
2040:
1871:
1832:
1443:
1438:
559:
542:
44:
3105:
2801:
1894:
was the common language. Courtiers and merchants often spoke
1887:
1883:
1875:
1844:
1808:
1027:
in 1808. A detailed study of the city was carried out by Sir
457:
187:
97:
1870:. The city's male inhabitants wore cotton robes and shirts,
198:
for nearly a century, until the capital was moved to nearby
2571:
1879:
1863:
1840:
1836:
1753:
1401:
899:
1878:, leather shoes and belts on the waist. Women wore cotton
2485:
Cities, towns and locations in
Dakshin Dinajpur district
1293:
Ghiyasuddin
Bahadur Shah I 1555-1561
1862:
and wine. The noblemen entertained with dancing women.
1008:" until the 16th-century. The capital later shifted to
2477:
Cities, towns and locations in Uttar
Dinajpur district
1811:
laying across his lap. The Sultans of Bengal imitated
2469:
Cities, towns and locations in Purnia division, Bihar
3067:
2511:
Cities, towns and locations in Murshidabad district
1004:
for 114 years (1339 - 1453). It continued to be a "
194:. It served as the capital city of the independent
2303:Towns and Cities of Medieval India: A Brief Survey
992:(or Malda Town). Pandua is a historic city of the
988:, a small town located about 18 km North of
3544:
1031:. An aerial survey was conducted in 1931 by the
1035:. The notable archaeological sites include the
1039:, the largest mosque in the subcontinent; the
3380:
3053:
2434:
2299:
1709:
47:, arches and pillar remnants in Adina Mosque
1918:The architecture of Pandua has elements of
984:Pandua is now almost synonymously known as
3394:
3387:
3373:
3060:
3046:
2441:
2427:
1716:
1702:
38:
2295:
2293:
2724:
3545:
2290:
1858:musicians, who would be rewarded with
1787:. The Adina Mosque was modeled on the
3573:Tourist attractions in Malda district
3368:
3041:
2502:Chapai Nawabganj District, Bangladesh
2422:
2306:. Taylor & Francis. p. 165.
1779:commissioned the construction of the
65:
1785:Bengal Sultanate-Delhi Sultanate War
2300:Aniruddha Ray (13 September 2016).
1815:court traditions. According to the
13:
14:
3589:
2378:
1284:Muhammad Shahi dynasty (1554–64)
1117:Muhammad bin Hamza Shah 1413
3022:
3006:
3005:
2996:
2995:
2986:
2985:
2513:
2505:
2496:
2488:
2479:
2471:
2463:
2395:
2384:
2213:
2204:
2195:
2186:
2177:
2168:
2159:
2150:
2141:
2125:
2116:
2107:
2098:
2089:
2080:
2071:
2062:
2048:
2039:
2030:
2021:
2012:
2003:
1994:
1985:
1976:
1967:
1958:
1949:
1940:
1656:Reconquest of Arakan (1429-1430)
1070:
915:
898:
881:
864:
847:
830:
813:
796:
779:
762:
745:
728:
711:
694:
677:
660:
643:
626:
609:
592:
575:
558:
541:
524:
507:
490:
473:
456:
439:
422:
395:
227:
220:
213:
64:
57:
2449:Cities, towns and locations in
2276:"Yahoo maps location of Pandua"
1913:
3563:Former capital cities in India
2358:
2320:
2268:
2251:
1783:after Bengal's victory in the
1033:Archaeological Survey of India
1:
1752:due to the large presence of
1043:; and the Qutb Shahi Mosque.
1023:until it was rediscovered by
174:, also historically known as
2494:Naogaon District, Bangladesh
2403:travel guide from Wikivoyage
2392:travel guide from Wikivoyage
1906:. Pandua became part of the
205:
7:
2740:other than cities and towns
2222:
1303:Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah II
979:
940:
10:
3594:
3068:Ancient-Medieval sites in
3011:People from Malda district
3001:Villages in Malda district
1740:. In 1352, rebel governor
1046:
182:, is a ruined city in the
22:
15:
3524:
3488:
3457:
3406:
3269:
3076:
3019:
2978:
2962:
2815:
2747:
2736:
2722:
2562:
2544:
2525:
2461:
1795:, which is an example of
1671:Mughal invasion of Bengal
1025:Francis Buchanan-Hamilton
161:
153:
148:
140:
103:
89:
81:
52:
37:
2729:Divisions of West Bengal
2244:
1789:Great Mosque of Damascus
1769:Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah
1756:preachers. Pandua was a
1288:Shamsuddin Muhammad Shah
1241:Shamsuddin Muzaffar Shah
1161:Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah
1149:Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah
1121:Shihabuddin Bayazid Shah
85:Hazrat Pandua, Firuzabad
73:Shown within West Bengal
3480:Sayed Jamaluddin Mosque
2817:Malda Sadar subdivision
2564:Malda Sadar subdivision
1275:Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
1219:Habshi rule (1487–94)
18:Pandua (disambiguation)
2730:
1297:Ghiyasuddin Jalal Shah
1269:Alauddin Firuz Shah II
1263:Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah
1204:Nuruddin Sikandar Shah
1186:Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah
25:Adina (disambiguation)
3289:Chandrapur University
2728:
1773:Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah
1742:Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
1738:Shamsuddin Firoz Shah
1611:Ghiyathiyyah Madrasah
1325:Sulaiman Khan Karrani
1257:Alauddin Hussain Shah
1251:Hussain Shahi dynasty
1210:Jalaluddin Fateh Shah
1198:Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah
1192:Ruknuddin Barbak Shah
1167:Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah
1127:Alauddin Firuz Shah I
1106:Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah
1094:Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
945:Pandua is located at
82:Alternative name
3304:Jagaddala Mahavihara
2749:Chanchal subdivision
2546:Chanchal subdivision
2229:Indo-Persian culture
1800:Bengali architecture
1596:Indo-Persian culture
1331:Bayazid Khan Karrani
1229:Saifuddin Firuz Shah
1112:Saifuddin Hamza Shah
1029:Alexander Cunningham
23:For other uses, see
16:For other uses, see
3489:Presidency division
3339:Somapura Mahavihara
1746:Ilyas Shahi dynasty
1666:Mrauk U (1512–1516)
1651:Jaunpur (1415-1420)
1630:History of the taka
1504:Shankarpasha Mosque
1180:Ilyas Shahi dynasty
1088:Ilyas Shahi dynasty
996:. It was the first
994:Indian subcontinent
960: /
196:Sultanate of Bengal
121: /
34:
3568:Capitals of Bengal
3532:Mosques in Kolkata
3516:Tipu Sultan Mosque
2731:
2058:Qutub Shahi Mosque
1930:and architecture.
1890:did not eat beef.
1646:Ekdala (1353-1359)
1601:Persianate society
1592:Persian influence
1559:Nasrat Gazi Mosque
32:
3540:
3539:
3496:Basri Shah Mosque
3419:Baro Shona Masjid
3362:
3361:
3216:Pandu Rajar Dhibi
3121:Bishnupur temples
3035:
3034:
2958:
2957:
2741:
2720:
2719:
2353:978-1-5275-0417-2
2313:978-1-351-99731-7
2263:978-1-351-99731-7
2234:History of Bengal
2136:Eklakhi Mausoleum
1793:Eklakhi Mausoleum
1726:
1725:
1554:Jamaluddin Mosque
1529:Muazzampur Mosque
1524:Eklakhi Mausoleum
1514:Majidbaria Mosque
1484:Baro Shona Masjid
1479:Choto Sona Mosque
1469:Sixty Dome Mosque
1337:Daud Khan Karrani
1041:Eklakhi Mausoleum
169:
168:
125:25.140°N 88.153°E
3585:
3553:Bengal Sultanate
3470:Hooghly Imambara
3458:Burdwan division
3389:
3382:
3375:
3366:
3365:
3284:Bikrampur Vihara
3062:
3055:
3048:
3039:
3038:
3029:India portal
3027:
3026:
3025:
3009:
3008:
2999:
2998:
2989:
2988:
2767:Harishchandrapur
2745:
2744:
2739:
2542:
2541:
2517:
2509:
2500:
2492:
2483:
2475:
2467:
2443:
2436:
2429:
2420:
2419:
2399:
2388:
2372:
2362:
2356:
2345:
2334:
2324:
2318:
2317:
2297:
2288:
2287:
2285:
2283:
2272:
2266:
2255:
2217:
2208:
2199:
2190:
2181:
2172:
2163:
2154:
2145:
2129:
2120:
2111:
2102:
2093:
2084:
2075:
2066:
2052:
2043:
2034:
2025:
2016:
2007:
1998:
1989:
1980:
1971:
1962:
1953:
1944:
1718:
1711:
1704:
1549:Nine Dome Mosque
1519:Darasbari Mosque
1319:Taj Khan Karrani
1179:
1137:House of Ganesha
1081:Ruling dynasties
1074:
1064:Bengal Sultanate
1051:
1050:
1002:Bengal Sultanate
975:
974:
972:
971:
970:
965:
961:
958:
957:
956:
953:
925:
919:
912:
907:
902:
895:
890:
885:
878:
873:
868:
861:
856:
851:
844:
839:
834:
827:
822:
817:
810:
805:
800:
793:
788:
783:
776:
771:
766:
759:
754:
749:
742:
737:
732:
725:
720:
715:
708:
703:
698:
691:
686:
681:
674:
669:
664:
657:
652:
647:
640:
635:
630:
623:
618:
613:
606:
601:
596:
589:
584:
579:
572:
567:
566:Harishchandrapur
562:
555:
550:
545:
538:
533:
528:
521:
516:
511:
504:
499:
494:
487:
482:
477:
470:
465:
460:
453:
448:
443:
436:
431:
426:
419:
414:
409:
404:
399:
392:
387:
382:
375:
370:
365:
358:
353:
348:
343:
338:
333:
328:
323:
318:
313:
308:
303:
298:
293:
288:
283:
278:
273:
268:
263:
258:
253:
248:
243:
238:
231:
230:
224:
217:
136:
135:
133:
132:
131:
126:
122:
119:
118:
117:
114:
68:
67:
61:
42:
35:
31:
3593:
3592:
3588:
3587:
3586:
3584:
3583:
3582:
3543:
3542:
3541:
3536:
3520:
3484:
3475:Motichur Mosque
3453:
3402:
3393:
3363:
3358:
3265:
3126:Chandraketugarh
3072:
3066:
3036:
3031:
3023:
3021:
3015:
2974:
2954:
2811:
2738:
2732:
2716:
2667:Karari Chandpur
2558:
2533:
2521:
2504:
2487:
2457:
2447:
2381:
2376:
2375:
2363:
2359:
2346:
2337:
2325:
2321:
2314:
2298:
2291:
2281:
2279:
2274:
2273:
2269:
2256:
2252:
2247:
2239:Adina Deer Park
2225:
2218:
2209:
2200:
2191:
2182:
2173:
2164:
2155:
2146:
2130:
2121:
2112:
2103:
2094:
2085:
2076:
2067:
2053:
2044:
2035:
2026:
2017:
2008:
1999:
1990:
1981:
1972:
1963:
1954:
1945:
1916:
1843:. High-quality
1771:, and grandson
1734:Delhi Sultanate
1722:
1693:
1692:
1686:Rajmahal (1576)
1641:
1633:
1632:
1627:
1619:
1618:
1617:
1572:
1564:
1563:
1494:Pathrail Mosque
1459:
1451:
1450:
1354:
1346:
1345:
1344:
1313:Karrani dynasty
1223:Shahzada Barbak
1177:
1082:
1049:
982:
968:
966:
964:25.13°N 88.16°E
962:
959:
954:
951:
949:
947:
946:
943:
938:
937:
936:
934:
932:
927:
926:
922:
920:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
794:
791:
789:
786:
784:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
641:
638:
636:
633:
631:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
522:
519:
517:
514:
512:
505:
502:
500:
497:
495:
488:
485:
483:
480:
478:
471:
468:
466:
463:
461:
454:
451:
449:
446:
444:
437:
434:
432:
429:
427:
420:
417:
415:
412:
410:
407:
405:
402:
400:
393:
390:
388:
385:
383:
380:
378:
376:
373:
371:
368:
366:
363:
361:
359:
356:
354:
351:
349:
346:
344:
341:
339:
336:
334:
331:
329:
326:
324:
321:
319:
316:
314:
311:
309:
306:
304:
301:
299:
296:
294:
291:
289:
286:
284:
281:
279:
276:
274:
271:
269:
266:
264:
261:
259:
256:
254:
251:
249:
246:
244:
241:
239:
236:
234:
232:
228:
225:
218:
208:
129:
127:
123:
120:
115:
112:
110:
108:
107:
77:
76:
75:
74:
71:
70:
69:
48:
28:
21:
12:
11:
5:
3591:
3581:
3580:
3578:Ruins in India
3575:
3570:
3565:
3560:
3558:Malda district
3555:
3538:
3537:
3535:
3534:
3528:
3526:
3522:
3521:
3519:
3518:
3513:
3511:Nakhoda Mosque
3508:
3506:Haqqani Mosque
3503:
3498:
3492:
3490:
3486:
3485:
3483:
3482:
3477:
3472:
3467:
3461:
3459:
3455:
3454:
3452:
3451:
3446:
3441:
3436:
3431:
3426:
3421:
3416:
3410:
3408:
3407:Malda division
3404:
3403:
3392:
3391:
3384:
3377:
3369:
3360:
3359:
3357:
3356:
3354:Wari-Bateshwar
3351:
3346:
3341:
3336:
3334:Sitakot Vihara
3331:
3329:Shalban Vihara
3326:
3321:
3319:Nateshwar Deul
3316:
3311:
3306:
3301:
3296:
3291:
3286:
3281:
3275:
3273:
3267:
3266:
3264:
3263:
3258:
3253:
3248:
3243:
3238:
3233:
3228:
3223:
3218:
3213:
3208:
3203:
3198:
3193:
3188:
3183:
3178:
3173:
3168:
3163:
3161:Harinarayanpur
3158:
3153:
3148:
3143:
3138:
3133:
3128:
3123:
3118:
3113:
3108:
3103:
3098:
3093:
3088:
3082:
3080:
3074:
3073:
3065:
3064:
3057:
3050:
3042:
3033:
3032:
3020:
3017:
3016:
3014:
3013:
3003:
2993:
2982:
2980:
2979:Related topics
2976:
2975:
2973:
2972:
2966:
2964:
2960:
2959:
2956:
2955:
2953:
2952:
2947:
2942:
2937:
2932:
2927:
2922:
2917:
2915:Panchanandapur
2912:
2907:
2902:
2897:
2892:
2887:
2882:
2877:
2872:
2867:
2862:
2857:
2852:
2847:
2842:
2837:
2832:
2827:
2821:
2819:
2813:
2812:
2810:
2809:
2804:
2799:
2794:
2792:Pipla Kasimpur
2789:
2784:
2779:
2774:
2769:
2764:
2759:
2753:
2751:
2742:
2734:
2733:
2723:
2721:
2718:
2717:
2715:
2714:
2709:
2704:
2699:
2694:
2689:
2684:
2679:
2674:
2669:
2664:
2659:
2654:
2649:
2644:
2639:
2634:
2629:
2627:Chhota Suzapur
2624:
2619:
2614:
2609:
2604:
2599:
2594:
2589:
2584:
2579:
2574:
2568:
2566:
2560:
2559:
2557:
2556:
2550:
2548:
2539:
2523:
2522:
2462:
2459:
2458:
2455:Malda division
2451:Malda district
2446:
2445:
2438:
2431:
2423:
2417:
2416:
2415:in archnet.org
2410:
2409:in archnet.org
2404:
2393:
2380:
2379:External links
2377:
2374:
2373:
2357:
2335:
2331:Iranica Online
2319:
2312:
2289:
2267:
2249:
2248:
2246:
2243:
2242:
2241:
2236:
2231:
2224:
2221:
2220:
2219:
2212:
2210:
2203:
2201:
2194:
2192:
2185:
2183:
2176:
2174:
2167:
2165:
2158:
2156:
2149:
2147:
2140:
2138:
2132:
2131:
2124:
2122:
2115:
2113:
2106:
2104:
2097:
2095:
2088:
2086:
2079:
2077:
2070:
2068:
2061:
2059:
2055:
2054:
2047:
2045:
2038:
2036:
2029:
2027:
2020:
2018:
2011:
2009:
2002:
2000:
1993:
1991:
1984:
1982:
1975:
1973:
1966:
1964:
1957:
1955:
1948:
1946:
1939:
1937:
1915:
1912:
1904:Sher Shah Suri
1730:Balban dynasty
1724:
1723:
1721:
1720:
1713:
1706:
1698:
1695:
1694:
1691:
1690:
1689:
1688:
1683:
1681:Tukaroi (1575)
1678:
1676:Ghaghra (1529)
1668:
1663:
1658:
1653:
1648:
1642:
1639:
1638:
1635:
1634:
1628:
1625:
1624:
1621:
1620:
1616:
1615:
1614:
1613:
1605:
1604:
1603:
1598:
1590:
1589:
1588:
1583:
1574:
1573:
1570:
1569:
1566:
1565:
1562:
1561:
1556:
1551:
1546:
1541:
1539:Kusumba Mosque
1536:
1531:
1526:
1521:
1516:
1511:
1506:
1501:
1499:Panbari Mosque
1496:
1491:
1486:
1481:
1476:
1471:
1466:
1460:
1457:
1456:
1453:
1452:
1449:
1448:
1447:
1446:
1441:
1436:
1431:
1422:
1421:
1420:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1394:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1355:
1352:
1351:
1348:
1347:
1343:
1342:
1341:
1340:
1334:
1328:
1322:
1309:
1308:
1307:
1306:
1300:
1294:
1291:
1281:
1280:
1279:
1278:
1272:
1266:
1260:
1247:
1246:
1245:
1244:
1238:
1235:Mahmud Shah II
1232:
1226:
1216:
1215:
1214:
1213:
1207:
1201:
1195:
1189:
1173:
1172:
1171:
1170:
1164:
1158:
1152:
1146:
1133:
1132:
1131:
1130:
1124:
1118:
1115:
1109:
1103:
1097:
1084:
1083:
1080:
1079:
1076:
1075:
1067:
1066:
1060:
1059:
1048:
1045:
981:
978:
942:
939:
928:
921:
914:
909:
904:
897:
892:
887:
880:
875:
870:
863:
858:
853:
846:
841:
836:
829:
824:
819:
812:
807:
802:
795:
790:
785:
778:
773:
768:
761:
756:
751:
744:
739:
734:
727:
722:
717:
710:
705:
700:
693:
688:
683:
676:
671:
666:
659:
654:
649:
642:
637:
632:
625:
620:
615:
608:
603:
598:
591:
586:
581:
574:
569:
564:
557:
552:
547:
540:
535:
530:
523:
518:
513:
506:
501:
496:
489:
484:
481:Pipla Kasimpur
479:
472:
467:
462:
455:
450:
445:
438:
433:
428:
421:
416:
411:
406:
401:
394:
389:
384:
377:
372:
367:
360:
355:
350:
345:
340:
335:
330:
325:
320:
315:
310:
305:
300:
295:
290:
285:
280:
275:
270:
265:
260:
255:
250:
245:
240:
233:
226:
219:
212:
211:
210:
209:
207:
204:
184:Malda district
167:
166:
163:
159:
158:
155:
151:
150:
146:
145:
142:
138:
137:
130:25.140; 88.153
105:
101:
100:
91:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
72:
63:
62:
56:
55:
54:
53:
50:
49:
43:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3590:
3579:
3576:
3574:
3571:
3569:
3566:
3564:
3561:
3559:
3556:
3554:
3551:
3550:
3548:
3533:
3530:
3529:
3527:
3523:
3517:
3514:
3512:
3509:
3507:
3504:
3502:
3499:
3497:
3494:
3493:
3491:
3487:
3481:
3478:
3476:
3473:
3471:
3468:
3466:
3463:
3462:
3460:
3456:
3450:
3449:Madina Mosque
3447:
3445:
3444:Kherur Mosque
3442:
3440:
3437:
3435:
3432:
3430:
3427:
3425:
3422:
3420:
3417:
3415:
3412:
3411:
3409:
3405:
3401:
3397:
3390:
3385:
3383:
3378:
3376:
3371:
3370:
3367:
3355:
3352:
3350:
3347:
3345:
3342:
3340:
3337:
3335:
3332:
3330:
3327:
3325:
3324:Pandit Vihara
3322:
3320:
3317:
3315:
3312:
3310:
3309:Mahasthangarh
3307:
3305:
3302:
3300:
3297:
3295:
3292:
3290:
3287:
3285:
3282:
3280:
3277:
3276:
3274:
3272:
3268:
3262:
3259:
3257:
3254:
3252:
3249:
3247:
3244:
3242:
3239:
3237:
3234:
3232:
3229:
3227:
3224:
3222:
3219:
3217:
3214:
3212:
3209:
3207:
3204:
3202:
3199:
3197:
3194:
3192:
3189:
3187:
3184:
3182:
3179:
3177:
3174:
3172:
3169:
3167:
3164:
3162:
3159:
3157:
3154:
3152:
3149:
3147:
3144:
3142:
3139:
3137:
3134:
3132:
3129:
3127:
3124:
3122:
3119:
3117:
3114:
3112:
3109:
3107:
3104:
3102:
3101:Baneswardanga
3099:
3097:
3094:
3092:
3089:
3087:
3084:
3083:
3081:
3079:
3075:
3071:
3063:
3058:
3056:
3051:
3049:
3044:
3043:
3040:
3030:
3018:
3012:
3004:
3002:
2994:
2992:
2984:
2983:
2981:
2977:
2971:
2968:
2967:
2965:
2963:Neighbourhood
2961:
2951:
2948:
2946:
2943:
2941:
2938:
2936:
2933:
2931:
2928:
2926:
2923:
2921:
2918:
2916:
2913:
2911:
2908:
2906:
2903:
2901:
2898:
2896:
2893:
2891:
2888:
2886:
2883:
2881:
2878:
2876:
2873:
2871:
2868:
2866:
2863:
2861:
2858:
2856:
2853:
2851:
2848:
2846:
2843:
2841:
2838:
2836:
2833:
2831:
2828:
2826:
2823:
2822:
2820:
2818:
2814:
2808:
2805:
2803:
2800:
2798:
2795:
2793:
2790:
2788:
2785:
2783:
2780:
2778:
2775:
2773:
2770:
2768:
2765:
2763:
2760:
2758:
2755:
2754:
2752:
2750:
2746:
2743:
2735:
2727:
2713:
2710:
2708:
2705:
2703:
2700:
2698:
2695:
2693:
2690:
2688:
2685:
2683:
2680:
2678:
2675:
2673:
2670:
2668:
2665:
2663:
2660:
2658:
2655:
2653:
2650:
2648:
2645:
2643:
2640:
2638:
2635:
2633:
2632:English Bazar
2630:
2628:
2625:
2623:
2620:
2618:
2615:
2613:
2610:
2608:
2605:
2603:
2600:
2598:
2595:
2593:
2590:
2588:
2585:
2583:
2580:
2578:
2575:
2573:
2570:
2569:
2567:
2565:
2561:
2555:
2552:
2551:
2549:
2547:
2543:
2540:
2537:
2532:
2528:
2524:
2520:
2516:
2512:
2508:
2503:
2499:
2495:
2491:
2486:
2482:
2478:
2474:
2470:
2466:
2460:
2456:
2452:
2444:
2439:
2437:
2432:
2430:
2425:
2424:
2421:
2414:
2411:
2408:
2405:
2402:
2398:
2394:
2391:
2387:
2383:
2382:
2370:
2366:
2361:
2354:
2350:
2344:
2342:
2340:
2332:
2328:
2323:
2315:
2309:
2305:
2304:
2296:
2294:
2277:
2271:
2264:
2260:
2254:
2250:
2240:
2237:
2235:
2232:
2230:
2227:
2226:
2216:
2211:
2207:
2202:
2198:
2193:
2189:
2184:
2180:
2175:
2171:
2166:
2162:
2157:
2153:
2148:
2144:
2139:
2137:
2134:
2133:
2128:
2123:
2119:
2114:
2110:
2105:
2101:
2096:
2092:
2087:
2083:
2078:
2074:
2069:
2065:
2060:
2057:
2056:
2051:
2046:
2042:
2037:
2033:
2028:
2024:
2019:
2015:
2010:
2006:
2001:
1997:
1992:
1988:
1983:
1979:
1974:
1970:
1965:
1961:
1956:
1952:
1947:
1943:
1938:
1936:
1933:
1932:
1931:
1929:
1925:
1921:
1911:
1909:
1905:
1899:
1897:
1893:
1889:
1885:
1881:
1877:
1873:
1869:
1865:
1861:
1857:
1853:
1848:
1846:
1842:
1838:
1835:, as well as
1834:
1830:
1826:
1822:
1818:
1814:
1810:
1805:
1801:
1798:
1794:
1790:
1786:
1782:
1778:
1777:Sikandar Shah
1774:
1770:
1766:
1761:
1759:
1755:
1751:
1750:Hazrat Pandua
1747:
1743:
1739:
1735:
1731:
1728:Coins of the
1719:
1714:
1712:
1707:
1705:
1700:
1699:
1697:
1696:
1687:
1684:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1673:
1672:
1669:
1667:
1664:
1662:
1661:Kamata (1498)
1659:
1657:
1654:
1652:
1649:
1647:
1644:
1643:
1637:
1636:
1631:
1623:
1622:
1612:
1609:
1608:
1606:
1602:
1599:
1597:
1594:
1593:
1591:
1587:
1586:Yusuf-Zulekha
1584:
1582:
1579:
1578:
1576:
1575:
1568:
1567:
1560:
1557:
1555:
1552:
1550:
1547:
1545:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1535:
1532:
1530:
1527:
1525:
1522:
1520:
1517:
1515:
1512:
1510:
1509:Goaldi Mosque
1507:
1505:
1502:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1492:
1490:
1487:
1485:
1482:
1480:
1477:
1475:
1472:
1470:
1467:
1465:
1462:
1461:
1455:
1454:
1445:
1442:
1440:
1437:
1435:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1426:
1424:
1423:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1359:
1357:
1356:
1350:
1349:
1338:
1335:
1332:
1329:
1326:
1323:
1320:
1317:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1310:
1304:
1301:
1298:
1295:
1292:
1289:
1286:
1285:
1283:
1282:
1276:
1273:
1270:
1267:
1264:
1261:
1258:
1255:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1248:
1242:
1239:
1236:
1233:
1230:
1227:
1224:
1221:
1220:
1218:
1217:
1211:
1208:
1205:
1202:
1199:
1196:
1193:
1190:
1187:
1184:
1183:
1181:
1175:
1174:
1168:
1165:
1162:
1159:
1156:
1153:
1150:
1147:
1144:
1141:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1134:
1128:
1125:
1122:
1119:
1116:
1113:
1110:
1107:
1104:
1101:
1100:Sikandar Shah
1098:
1095:
1092:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1085:
1078:
1077:
1073:
1069:
1068:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1057:
1053:
1052:
1044:
1042:
1038:
1034:
1030:
1026:
1022:
1019:Pandua was a
1017:
1015:
1011:
1007:
1003:
999:
995:
991:
990:English Bazar
987:
977:
973:
931:
924:
918:
901:
884:
867:
850:
833:
816:
799:
782:
765:
748:
731:
714:
697:
680:
663:
646:
629:
612:
595:
578:
561:
544:
527:
510:
493:
476:
459:
442:
425:
398:
223:
216:
203:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
176:Hazrat Pandua
173:
164:
160:
156:
152:
147:
143:
139:
134:
106:
102:
99:
95:
92:
88:
84:
80:
60:
51:
46:
41:
36:
30:
26:
19:
3501:Barri Mosque
3439:Katra Masjid
3429:Fauti Mosque
3424:Chawk Masjid
3414:Adina Mosque
3294:Halud Vihara
3220:
3181:Karnasubarna
3091:Ballal Dhipi
2991:Malda topics
2930:Sahazalalpur
2919:
2850:Bulbulchandi
2825:Baisnabnagar
2647:Jagannathpur
2607:Bara Suzapur
2413:Adina Mosque
2360:
2322:
2302:
2280:. Retrieved
2278:. Yahoo maps
2270:
2253:
1935:Adina Mosque
1917:
1914:Architecture
1900:
1855:
1849:
1829:trade routes
1781:Adina Mosque
1765:Raja Ganesha
1762:
1749:
1727:
1534:Qasba Mosque
1489:Bagha Mosque
1464:Adina Mosque
1458:Architecture
1377:Khalifatabad
1361:
1358:Mint Towns:
1353:Subdivisions
1253:(1494–1538)
1155:Raja Ganesha
1143:Raja Ganesha
1090:(1342–1414)
1037:Adina Mosque
1018:
998:capital city
985:
983:
969:25.13; 88.16
944:
929:
702:Bulbulchandi
374:Ganges River
369:Tangon River
179:
175:
171:
170:
165:16th century
157:14th century
29:
3465:Bari Mosque
3434:Kala Masjid
3400:West Bengal
3349:Vasu Vihara
3166:Jagjivanpur
3078:West Bengal
2970:Mangal Bari
2762:Daulatnagar
2662:Kachu Pukur
2622:Chhatinamor
2390:Gour-Pandua
2369:Banglapedia
2282:21 December
1819:ambassador
1758:walled city
1577:Literature
1544:Sura Mosque
1474:Firoz Minar
1429:Chandradwip
967: /
838:Chhatinamor
804:Kachu Pukur
583:Daulatnagar
386:Jagjivanpur
192:West Bengal
128: /
104:Coordinates
94:West Bengal
3547:Categories
3299:Gokul Medh
3279:Bhitargarh
3271:Bangladesh
3246:Tamralipta
3196:Mongalkote
3191:Moghalmari
3156:Gobindapur
2945:Sultanganj
2905:Mathurapur
2787:Mashaldaha
2697:Rangabhita
2677:Krishnapur
2592:Baliadanga
2587:Baksinagar
2365:Mint Towns
1908:wilderness
1813:Persianate
1797:terracotta
1767:, his son
1607:Education
1434:Pratapgarh
1315:(1564–76)
1182:(1435–87)
1139:(1414–35)
872:Baksinagar
770:Rangabhita
498:Mashaldaha
362:Punarbhaba
178:and later
144:Settlement
116:88°09′11″E
113:25°08′24″N
3344:Sonargaon
3314:Mainamati
3231:Saptagram
3131:Debalgarh
3111:Bharatpur
2940:Singhabad
2900:Mathabari
2895:Manikchak
2890:Maheshpur
2885:Mahadipur
2875:Kaliachak
2835:Bangitola
2830:Bamangola
2782:Malatipur
2757:Araidanga
2737:Locations
2692:Old Malda
2597:Bamangram
2531:municipal
1397:Fatehabad
1367:Sonargaon
1339:1572-1576
1327:1565-1572
1321:1564-1565
1305:1563-1564
1299:1561-1563
1290:1554-1555
1277:1533-1538
1265:1518-1533
1259:1494-1518
1243:1490-1494
1237:1489-1490
1231:1487-1489
1212:1481-1487
1200:1474-1481
1194:1459-1474
1188:1435-1459
1169:1433-1435
1163:1418-1433
1157:1416-1418
1151:1415-1416
1145:1414-1415
1123:1413-1414
1114:1411-1413
1108:1390-1411
1102:1358-1390
1096:1342-1358
1021:lost city
1006:Mint town
719:Old Malda
651:Maheshpur
617:Singhabad
600:Araidanga
515:Malatipur
379:Mahananda
206:Geography
202:in 1450.
200:Lakhnauti
190:state of
180:Firuzabad
162:Abandoned
3525:See also
3241:Sutanuti
3211:Pakhanna
3186:Mahisdal
3171:Kalikata
3136:Deulpota
3116:Haraipur
2910:Pakuahat
2880:Madnahar
2870:Hatimari
2865:Habibpur
2855:Dariapur
2840:Bedrabad
2797:Pukhuria
2712:Sonatala
2707:Silampur
2687:Nazirpur
2652:Jalalpur
2617:Chaspara
2602:Bandhail
2554:Chanchal
2223:See also
1825:Eurasian
1581:Dobhashi
1425:Realms:
1387:Chatgaon
1178:Restored
1056:a series
1054:Part of
980:Overview
941:Location
906:Chanchal
855:Bandhail
685:Habibpur
668:Hatimari
634:Pakuahat
464:Pukhuria
90:Location
3396:Mosques
3256:Telkupi
3096:Bangarh
2950:Sujapur
2935:Sattari
2925:Pubarun
2702:Sahapur
2657:Jhangra
2642:Jadupur
2612:Birodhi
2582:Bagbari
1928:Persian
1920:Bengali
1896:Persian
1892:Bengali
1872:turbans
1868:sherbet
1852:exports
1821:Ma Huan
1732:of the
1640:Warfare
1626:Economy
1571:Culture
1417:Mrauk U
1412:Jaunpur
1407:Cuttack
1382:Satgaon
1047:History
1014:Eurasia
1000:of the
955:88°10′E
952:25°08′N
821:Jhangra
753:Sahapur
237:10miles
186:of the
154:Founded
149:History
45:Mihrabs
3226:Rajpat
3221:Pandua
3206:Natsal
3201:Nanoor
3086:Bahiri
3070:Bengal
2920:Pandua
2845:Bhutni
2777:Kharba
2772:Khanta
2672:Kendua
2637:Gazole
2577:Alipur
2536:census
2527:Cities
2407:Pandua
2351:
2327:Bengal
2310:
2261:
1888:Hindus
1886:. The
1876:dhutis
1856:sehnai
1833:muslin
1804:durbar
1444:Srihat
1439:Rohang
1362:Pandua
1058:on the
787:Kendua
549:Khanta
532:Kharba
413:Gazole
403:Pandua
188:Indian
172:Pandua
33:Pandua
3261:Tilpi
3251:Tanda
3236:Sijua
3151:Gauda
3146:Dhosa
3141:Dihar
3106:Betor
2807:Samsi
2802:Ratua
2682:Milki
2538:towns
2245:Notes
1884:tiger
1880:saris
1845:paper
1809:sword
1392:Tanda
986:Adina
736:Malda
447:Ratua
430:Samsi
381:River
364:River
98:India
3176:Kana
2860:Gaur
2572:Aiho
2534:and
2401:Gaud
2349:ISBN
2308:ISBN
2284:2008
2259:ISBN
1926:and
1924:Arab
1864:Paan
1860:taka
1841:wine
1837:silk
1817:Ming
1754:Sufi
1402:Hajo
1372:Gaur
1333:1572
1271:1533
1225:1487
1206:1481
1129:1414
1010:Gaur
889:Aiho
235:15km
141:Type
3398:in
3549::
2529:,
2453:,
2367:.
2338:^
2329:.
2292:^
1922:,
1898:.
1874:,
1760:.
1016:.
976:.
911:CT
894:CT
877:CT
860:CT
843:CT
826:CT
809:CT
792:CT
775:CT
758:CT
554:RV
96:,
3388:e
3381:t
3374:v
3061:e
3054:t
3047:v
2442:e
2435:t
2428:v
2371:.
2355:.
2333:.
2316:.
2286:.
2265:.
1717:e
1710:t
1703:v
741:M
724:M
707:R
690:R
673:R
656:R
639:R
622:R
605:R
588:R
571:R
537:R
520:R
503:R
486:R
469:R
452:R
435:R
418:R
408:H
391:H
357:D
352:N
347:A
342:H
337:K
332:R
327:A
322:H
317:J
312:R
307:A
302:H
297:I
292:B
287:H
282:S
277:E
272:D
267:A
262:L
257:G
252:N
247:A
242:B
27:.
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
