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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A1lb%C3%A1g-er%C5%91d" title="Lálbág-erőd – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Lálbág-erőd" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BD%E0%B4%AC%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%97%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F" title="ലാൽബാഗ് കോട്ട – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ലാൽബാഗ് കോട്ട" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D8%B5%D9%86_%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AC" title="حصن لالباج – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="حصن لالباج" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_van_Aurangabad" title="Fort van Aurangabad – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Fort van Aurangabad" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%AC%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%97%E0%A8%BC_%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%8D%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BE" title="ਲਾਲਬਾਗ਼ ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਲਾਲਬਾਗ਼ ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li 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.geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Lalbagh_Fort&params=23.719_N_90.3881_E_region:BD_type:landmark"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">23°43′08″N</span> <span class="longitude">90°23′17″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">23.7190°N 90.3881°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">23.7190; 90.3881</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Azam_Shah" title="Muhammad Azam Shah">Muhammad Azam Shah</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold">Built</th><td class="infobox-data">1678<span class="noprint">; 346 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1678</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold">Architectural style(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mughal_architecture" title="Mughal architecture">Mughal architecture</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="border:4px solid #803355; line-height: 1.5; text-align: center;"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Old_Dhaka_Heritage_Sites" title="List of Old Dhaka Heritage Sites">List of Old Dhaka Heritage Sites</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Lalbagh Fort</b> (<a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a>: <span lang="bn">লালবাগ কেল্লা</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Bengali" class="mw-redirect" title="Romanization of Bengali">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Bengali-language romanization"><i lang="bn-Latn">Lālabāga Kēllā</i></span>) is a <a href="/wiki/Fort" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort">fort</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Old_Dhaka" title="Old Dhaka">old city</a> of <a href="/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka">Dhaka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its name is derived from its neighbourhood Lalbagh, which means Red Garden. The term Lalbagh refers to reddish and pinkish architecture from the <a href="/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal period</a>. The original fort was called <b>Fort Aurangabad</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-bpedia_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bpedia-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its construction was started by Prince <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Azam_Shah" title="Muhammad Azam Shah">Muhammad Azam Shah</a>, who was the son of <a href="/wiki/Emperor_Aurangzeb" class="mw-redirect" title="Emperor Aurangzeb">Emperor Aurangzeb</a> and a future Mughal emperor himself. After the prince was recalled by his father, the fort's construction was overseen by <a href="/wiki/Shaista_Khan" title="Shaista Khan">Shaista Khan</a>. The death of Shaista Khan's daughter Pari Bibi (Fairy Lady) resulted in a halt to the construction process, apparently due to Shaista Khan's superstition that the fort brought bad omen. Pari Bibi was buried inside the fort.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lalbagh Fort was built as the official residence of the governor of the Mughal province of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. The complex includes the Mughal governor's house, the tomb of Pari Bibi and a mosque. It is covered by lawns, fountains and water channels. Its two south gates were previously grand <a href="/wiki/Arch" title="Arch">arches</a>. The original grand complex covered the governor's house and the two archways. The tomb of Pari Bibi was later added. Lalbagh Fort was modelled as a miniature version of great Mughal forts like the <a href="/wiki/Red_Fort" title="Red Fort">Red Fort</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fatehpur_Sikri" title="Fatehpur Sikri">Fatehpur Sikri</a>. During the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb, <a href="/wiki/Mughal_Bengal" class="mw-redirect" title="Mughal Bengal">Mughal Bengal</a> became the economic engine of the empire. Emperor Aurangzeb called Bengal the <i>Paradise of Nations</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dhaka grew into an imperial city with one of the richest elites in the Mughal Empire, including members of the imperial family. <a href="/wiki/Mughal_artillery" title="Mughal artillery">Mughal artillery</a> guarded the fort. Once located beside the <a href="/wiki/Buriganga_River" title="Buriganga River">Buriganga River</a>, the river has retreated from the vicinity of the fort. The fort was depicted in European paintings during the 18th and 19th centuries.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Today, Lalbagh Fort is one of the most visited sites in Dhaka. Several pieces of artillery are kept inside the fort. The <a href="/wiki/Ambassadors_Fund_for_Cultural_Preservation" title="Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation">Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation</a> is funding a restoration project for parts of the fort.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lalbagh Fort is one of the most recognized symbols of Mughal rule in Bengal.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lalbag_Fort_Front.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Lalbag_Fort_Front.jpg/220px-Lalbag_Fort_Front.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Lalbag_Fort_Front.jpg/330px-Lalbag_Fort_Front.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Lalbag_Fort_Front.jpg/440px-Lalbag_Fort_Front.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1080" data-file-height="650" /></a><figcaption>One of the fort building</figcaption></figure> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lalbagh_Fort&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Zoffany-Lalbagh_Fort.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Zoffany-Lalbagh_Fort.jpg/220px-Zoffany-Lalbagh_Fort.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Zoffany-Lalbagh_Fort.jpg/330px-Zoffany-Lalbagh_Fort.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Zoffany-Lalbagh_Fort.jpg/440px-Zoffany-Lalbagh_Fort.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="770" /></a><figcaption>South gate of the fort painted by <a href="/wiki/Johan_Zoffany" title="Johan Zoffany">Johan Zoffany</a> in 1787</figcaption></figure> <p>The Mughal prince <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Azam_Shah" title="Muhammad Azam Shah">Muhammad Azam Shah</a>, third son of Aurangzeb started the work of the fort in 1678 during his vice-royalty in <a href="/wiki/Bengal" title="Bengal">Bengal</a>. He stayed in Bengal for 15 months. The fort remained incomplete when he was called away by his father Aurangzeb. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Shaista_Khan" title="Shaista Khan">Shaista Khan</a> was the new <a href="/wiki/Subahdar" title="Subahdar">subahdar</a> of Dhaka in that time, and he did not complete the fort. In 1684, the daughter of Shaista Khan named Iran Dukht Pari Bibi died there. After her death, he started to think the fort as unlucky, and left the structure incomplete.<sup id="cite_ref-Extracts_from_the_Notes_on_the_Antiquities_of_Dacca_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Extracts_from_the_Notes_on_the_Antiquities_of_Dacca-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among the three major parts of Lalbagh Fort, one is the tomb of <a href="/wiki/Bibi_Pari" class="mw-redirect" title="Bibi Pari">Bibi Pari</a>. </p><p>After Shaista Khan left Dhaka, it lost its popularity. The main cause was that the capital was moved from Dhaka to Murshidabad. After the end of the royal Mughal period, the fort became abandoned. In 1844, the area acquired its name as Lalbagh replacing Aurangabad, and the fort became Lalbagh Fort.<sup id="cite_ref-p586_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p586-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Architecture">Architecture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lalbagh_Fort&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Architecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bangladesh_DSC_0020_(3930937812).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Bangladesh_DSC_0020_%283930937812%29.jpg/220px-Bangladesh_DSC_0020_%283930937812%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Bangladesh_DSC_0020_%283930937812%29.jpg/330px-Bangladesh_DSC_0020_%283930937812%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Bangladesh_DSC_0020_%283930937812%29.jpg/440px-Bangladesh_DSC_0020_%283930937812%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="4288" /></a><figcaption>Tilework inside one of the buildings of Lalbagh Fort</figcaption></figure> <p>For long the fort was considered to be a combination of three buildings (the mosque, the tomb of <a href="/wiki/Bibi_Pari" class="mw-redirect" title="Bibi Pari">Bibi Pari</a> and the Diwan-i-Aam), with two gateways and a portion of the partly damaged fortification wall. Recent excavations carried out by the Department of Archaeology of Bangladesh have revealed the existence of other structures. </p><p>The southern fortification wall has a huge bastion in the southwestern corner. On the north of the south fortification wall were the utility buildings, stable, administration block, and its western part accommodated a beautiful roof-garden with arrangements for fountains and a water reservoir. The residential part was located on the east of the west fortification wall, mainly to the southwest of the mosque.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The fortification wall on the south had five bastions at regular intervals two stories in height, and the western wall had two bastions; the biggest one is near the main southern gate. The bastions had a tunnel. </p><p>The central area of the fort is occupied by three buildings – the Diwan-i-Aam and the <a href="/wiki/Turkish_bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Turkish bath">hammam</a> on its east, the Mosque on the west and the Tomb of Pari Bibi in between the two – in one line, but not at an equal distance. A water channel with fountains at regular intervals connects the three buildings from east to west and north to south.<sup id="cite_ref-bpedia_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bpedia-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Diwan-i-Aam">Diwan-i-Aam</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lalbagh_Fort&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Diwan-i-Aam"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hall_and_Hammam_of_Lalbagh_Fort-11.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Hall_and_Hammam_of_Lalbagh_Fort-11.jpg/220px-Hall_and_Hammam_of_Lalbagh_Fort-11.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Hall_and_Hammam_of_Lalbagh_Fort-11.jpg/330px-Hall_and_Hammam_of_Lalbagh_Fort-11.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Hall_and_Hammam_of_Lalbagh_Fort-11.jpg/440px-Hall_and_Hammam_of_Lalbagh_Fort-11.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>The Mughal governor's residence (Diwan-i-Aam) and its attached <a href="/wiki/Hammam" title="Hammam">hammam</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Diwan-i-Aam is a two storied residence of the <a href="/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal</a> governor of Bengal located on the east side of the complex.<sup id="cite_ref-p586_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p586-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A single storied hammam is attached on its west. The hammam portion has an underground room for boiling water. A long partition wall runs along the western facade of the hammam.<sup id="cite_ref-bpedia_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bpedia-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The building is situated about 39 metres (128 ft) to the west of the tank, running from north to south. The external measurements of the building are 32.47 m × 8.18 m (107 ft × 27 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-Bangladesh_2011._p._589_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bangladesh_2011._p._589-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are living quarters on each level of two stories and a main central hallway connecting them. There is a Hammamkhana (Bathhouse) in the southern part of the building which is one of the seventh Hammamkhana still existing in ruins in the heritage of Bangladesh.<sup id="cite_ref-Bangladesh_2011._p._589_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bangladesh_2011._p._589-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Recent excavations (1994–2009) show that there was a special room below the room of Hammamkhana, where archaeologists found the arrangements for heating water, supplying the hot water as well as cool water to the Hammamkhana through the terracotta pipes which was specially manufactured for such purpose.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The discovery of black spots in the underground room proof that fire had been used for the purpose of heating the water for the Hammamkhana. There was also a toilet room by the side of Hammamkhana.<sup id="cite_ref-Bangladesh_2011._p._589_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bangladesh_2011._p._589-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All the building along with the arrangements of Hammamkhana clearly shows that it was very much in use by the <a href="/wiki/Subadar" class="mw-redirect" title="Subadar">Subadar</a> of Bengal and that Subadar was Shaista Khan. From the report of the Governor of English Factory it was learned that Shaista Khan used to live in this room and some Europeans were kept in custody here.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="A_water_tank">A water tank</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lalbagh_Fort&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: A water tank"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A square shaped water tank (71.63 m (235 ft) on each side) is placed to the east of the Diwan-i-Aam. There are four corner stairs to descend into the tank.<sup id="cite_ref-bpedia_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bpedia-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hammamkhana_of_Lalbagh_Fort,_Dhaka,_Bangladesh_17.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Hammamkhana_of_Lalbagh_Fort%2C_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh_17.jpg/220px-Hammamkhana_of_Lalbagh_Fort%2C_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh_17.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Hammamkhana_of_Lalbagh_Fort%2C_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh_17.jpg/330px-Hammamkhana_of_Lalbagh_Fort%2C_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh_17.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Hammamkhana_of_Lalbagh_Fort%2C_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh_17.jpg/440px-Hammamkhana_of_Lalbagh_Fort%2C_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh_17.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a><figcaption>Hammamkhana of Lalbagh Fort</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tomb_of_Bibi_Pari">Tomb of Bibi Pari</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lalbagh_Fort&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Tomb of Bibi Pari"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The tomb of <a href="/wiki/Bibi_Pari" class="mw-redirect" title="Bibi Pari">Bibi Pari</a>, the daughter of Shaista Khan, is in the middle of the complex. There is a central square room. It contains the remains of Pori Bibi covered by a <a href="/wiki/False_dome" class="mw-redirect" title="False dome">false octagonal dome</a> and wrapped by brass plate.<sup id="cite_ref-bpedia_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bpedia-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The entire inner wall is covered with white marble. Eight rooms surround the central one. There is another small grave in the southeastern corner room.<sup id="cite_ref-bpedia_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bpedia-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lalbagh_Fort_Mosque">Lalbagh Fort Mosque</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lalbagh_Fort&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Lalbagh Fort Mosque"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The mosque has three domes, and is relatively small for a large site, with a water tank for ablutions in front. The mosque has an oblong plan of 20.34 m × 10.21 m (66 ft 9 in × 33 ft 6 in) externally and 16.36 m × 6.15 m (53 ft 8 in × 20 ft 2 in) internally.<sup id="cite_ref-Reza_&_Hossain,_2017_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reza_&_Hossain,_2017-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bangladesh_DSC_0057_(3931035912).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Bangladesh_DSC_0057_%283931035912%29.jpg/220px-Bangladesh_DSC_0057_%283931035912%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Bangladesh_DSC_0057_%283931035912%29.jpg/330px-Bangladesh_DSC_0057_%283931035912%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Bangladesh_DSC_0057_%283931035912%29.jpg/440px-Bangladesh_DSC_0057_%283931035912%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>Mosque</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stories">Stories</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lalbagh_Fort&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Stories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bastion_of_the_Lalbagh_Fort_1799.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Bastion_of_the_Lalbagh_Fort_1799.jpg/220px-Bastion_of_the_Lalbagh_Fort_1799.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Bastion_of_the_Lalbagh_Fort_1799.jpg/330px-Bastion_of_the_Lalbagh_Fort_1799.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Bastion_of_the_Lalbagh_Fort_1799.jpg/440px-Bastion_of_the_Lalbagh_Fort_1799.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1094" data-file-height="728" /></a><figcaption>View from the Buriganga River in 1799. Painting by <a href="/wiki/Robert_Home" title="Robert Home">Robert Home</a></figcaption></figure> <p>From the time of construction till date, various myths have revolved around the fort. Among all the historical stories and debates, it is widely believed that Lalbagh Fort stands as a monument of the unfulfilled dreams of Prince <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Azam_Shah" title="Muhammad Azam Shah">Muhammad Azam Shah</a>, beloved son of Emperor <a href="/wiki/Aurangzeb" title="Aurangzeb">Aurangzeb</a>. In the mid 17th century, he was serving as the Viceroy of Bengal and began the construction of the impressive Lalbagh Fort complex. </p><p>Therefore, the popular stories about the fort begin. Before the construction was finished, Prince Azam was called back to his father, to assist in the war against the <a href="/wiki/Marathas" class="mw-redirect" title="Marathas">Marathas</a>. Legend says after the Mughal prince departed, Shaista Khan continued with building the project, but upon the untimely death of his much-loved daughter Iran-Dukht, warmly known as Pari Bibi, the construction was stopped. Bibi was engaged to Prince Azam at the time of her death. </p><p>There are also legends and debates about the identity of Pari Bibi. Few researchers claim she was a nine-year-old Ahom princess. Mir Jumals Ahom's expedition brought a war adjoining the Garo hills. He took the daughter of Ahom Raja to compel him for the full execution of the previous peace treaty. Later, the emperor made her convert to Islam and married her off to Prince Azam. However, overshadowing all the debates, people now believe that she was the loving daughter of Nawab <a href="/wiki/Shaista_Khan" title="Shaista Khan">Shaista Khan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_17th_Century_Mughal_Architecture.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/A_17th_Century_Mughal_Architecture.jpg/220px-A_17th_Century_Mughal_Architecture.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/A_17th_Century_Mughal_Architecture.jpg/330px-A_17th_Century_Mughal_Architecture.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/A_17th_Century_Mughal_Architecture.jpg/440px-A_17th_Century_Mughal_Architecture.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4160" data-file-height="1586" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Research">Research</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lalbagh_Fort&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Research"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lalbagh_Fort_Ground,_Dhaka,_Bangladesh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Lalbagh_Fort_Ground%2C_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh.jpg/220px-Lalbagh_Fort_Ground%2C_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Lalbagh_Fort_Ground%2C_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh.jpg/330px-Lalbagh_Fort_Ground%2C_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Lalbagh_Fort_Ground%2C_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh.jpg/440px-Lalbagh_Fort_Ground%2C_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3736" data-file-height="2988" /></a><figcaption>Lalbagh Fort Ground</figcaption></figure> <p>Archeologists discovered the continuity of the main fort walls eastward below Shaishta Khan Road. They opined that the present area of Qilla represents half the portion as planned by Prince Azam Khan. The gate at the southeast the fort (adjacent to Lalbagh Shahi Masjid) as per requirement fits properly as the Central Gate in the middle of Fort. The other half to the east — likely planned for administrative purpose (Girde Qilla area) — were incomplete or extinct long ago.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are some tunnels in the fort which are now sealed. It is said that two of the tunnels lead to now ruined <a href="/wiki/Zinzira_fort" class="mw-redirect" title="Zinzira fort">Zinzira Fort</a> which was on the other side of the <a href="/wiki/Buriganga_River" title="Buriganga River">Buriganga River</a>. Another passage was made as a maze. It is claimed that many defeated sepoys (soldiers) of the Sepoy Revolution of 1857 tried to run away through the passage and lost their lives. The British soldiers who chased them to arrest also did not return. To investigate the claim, British researchers sent an elephant and dogs to the tunnel but they did not return either. After that, the tunnels were sealed.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2._%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/2._%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE.jpg/220px-2._%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" 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title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Dhaka" title="History of Dhaka">History of Dhaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_archaeological_sites_in_Bangladesh" title="List of archaeological sites in Bangladesh">List of archaeological sites in Bangladesh</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lalbagh_Fort&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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