Pandua

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Pandua (पांडुआ) is a historic city in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was the first capital city of the Bengal Sultanate for 114 years between the mid 14th and mid 15th centuries.

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Location

Pandua is located in Malda in the north of Malda city in Malda district of West Bengal, near the border with Bangladesh. Pandua is located at 25°08′N 88°10′E.

History

Pandua was historically known as Hazrat Pandua and Firozabad; also known as Adina. It continued to be a "mint town" until the 16th-century. The capital later shifted to Gaur. Pandua was described by travelers as a cosmopolitan administrative, commercial and military base, with a population of natives, royalty, aristocrats and foreigners from across Eurasia.

Pandua was a lost city until it was rediscovered by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1808. A detailed study of the city was carried out by Sir Alexander Cunningham. An aerial survey was conducted in 1931 by the Archaeological Survey of India.[1] The notable archaeological sites include the Adina Mosque, the largest mosque in the subcontinent; the Eklakhi Mausoleum; and the Qutb Shahi Mosque.

मारपुर, जिला हुगली, प. बंगाल

मारपुर (AS, p.736): जिला हुगली, प. बंगाल, में स्थित Pradyumnanagara (प्रद्युम्ननगर) या वर्तमान Pandua पांडुआ.[2]

पांडुआ

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[3] ने लेख किया है ...पांडुआ (AS, p.538) गौड़ से 20 मील दूर बंगाल की प्राचीन राजधानी है। 1575 ई. में बादशाह अकबर के सूबेदार ने गौड़ के सौंदर्य से आकृष्ट होकर राजधानी पांडुआ से हटाकर गौड़ में बनाई थी. (दे.गौड़)

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