Laalbagh Kella
Lalbagh Kella, which was once known as the Fort of Aurangabad. It is located on the banks of the river Buriganga in the southwest of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Built around 1600, it is a model of an unfinished Mughal fort.The construction work was started by the Mughal subedar Azam Shah in 1678. He was the son of Emperor Aurangzeb and later he himself became emperor.
Later, his successor, Mughal subedar Shaista Khan, resumed construction of the fort in 1680. But unfortunately in the end he could not finish the construction work of this fort.Later the third of Emperor Aurangzeb
Azam Shah, the son of the Mughal prince, started its construction in 1678 when he was the subedar of Bengal.He was in this Bengal for only 15 months.
However, before the construction of the fort was completed, his father, Emperor Aurangzeb, summoned him to Delhi to quell the Maratha rebellion.So at this time the construction of the fort stopped after the construction of a mosque and a court hall.
Nawab Shaista Khan returned to Dhaka as the subedar of Bengal and resumed the construction of the fort.In 1684, Sayesta Khan's daughter, known as Pari Bibi, died.After the death of his daughter Pari Bibi, Shaista Khan considered this fort a misfortune.And in 1684 Shaista Khan stopped the construction of this fort unfinished.
One of the three main installations in Lalbagh is the shrine of Pari Bibi. After Shaista Khan left Dhaka, the fort gradually lost its popularity.The capital was shifted from Dhaka to Murshidabad and this was the main reason.After the end of the royal Mughal period, the fort remained abandoned.In 1844, the area was renamed Lalbagh instead of Aurangabad and the fort became known as Lalbagh Fort.For a long time this fort was considered to be a combination of 3 buildings.These are the mosque, the tomb of the fairy Bibi and the Dewaniyad.With two large and partially destroyed fortifications.
Later, excavations by the Archaeological Survey of Bangladesh revealed the existence of other infrastructures.To the north of the fort wall on the south were a few buildings, stables, administrative buildings and on the west were reservoirs and beautiful roof gardens.The residential part was to the west-east of the fort wall.The mosque is mainly located in the southwest.In the south, there were 5 towers at regular intervals in the fort wall, which were equal to 2 storeys in height.And on the west wall were two towers, the largest of which was at the main entrance to the south.The towers had 1 underground tunnel.The central area of the fort was occupied by 3 main buildings.Dewanian and bathhouse on the east, the mosque on the west and the tomb of the fairy Bibi.
Dewan-e-Aam,
The two-storey building has a bathroom on the ground floor and an underground water heater with a bathroom.
Water Tank,
To the east of Dewanian is a square car with a water tank, each 71.63 meters long.
The tomb of Pari Bibi,
One of the three main installations of Lalbagh fort is the tomb of Pari Bibi.Pari Bibi is buried here.Shaista Khan built this captivating tomb in memory of his daughter.
Daughter of Shaista Khan, is located in a square room in the middle of the fort. The tomb is covered with an octagonal dome and a brass cover.There are 6 more rooms around this room.Among them is a small tomb located in the southeast corner.
Laalbagh Mosque,
This 3 domed mosque is located on the east side with 1 water tank.
Of the three huge gates of Lalbagh Fort, only one is open to the public. When you enter through this door, you can easily see the tomb of the Pari Bibi. In fact, the picture that is better known as Lalbagh Fort is actually the picture of Pari Bibi's tomb.
Pari Bibi was married to Prince Azam, the son of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, on 3 May 1668. After the untimely death of Pari Bibi in 1684, she was buried inside the Lalbagh fort under construction. To mark his tomb, the shrine of Pari Bibi was built.