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The history of Dhaka begins with the existence of urbanised settlements that were ruled by the Hindu Gauda Kingdom, Buddhist and Shaivite [2] Pala Empire before passing to the control of the Hindu Sena dynasty in the 10th century CE. [3] After the Sena dynasty, the city was ruled by the Hindu Deva Dynasty.
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The area of Dhaka has been inhabited since the first millennium. An early modern city developed from the 17th century as a provincial capital and commercial centre of the Mughal Empire. Dhaka was the capital of a proto-industrialised Mughal Bengal for 75 years (1608–39 and 1660–1704).
Jun 25, 2024 · Although the city’s history can be traced to the 1st millennium ce, the city did not rise to prominence until the 17th century, when it served as the capital of the Muslim Mughal dynasty of Bengal province (1608–39 and 1660–1704). It was the centre of a flourishing sea trade, attracting English, French, Armenian, Portuguese, and Dutch traders.
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History of the Present: Dhaka. Dhaka is a paradigmatic South Asian megalopolis. It is also a model for what a city can be, where urban logics are tested, where optimism and pessimism, adaptation and dysfunction, affluence and poverty flourish without bounds. Adnan Z. Morshed. January 2024.
Dec 2, 2022 · On the 75th anniversary of Partition, let us examine how Dhaka looked like before and in the immediate aftermath of the event. Dhaka has gone through many ups and downs over the past few...
1580s – Portuguese merchants open the first European trading post in Dhaka. 1610 – City renamed Jahangirnagar; becomes capital of Bengal; Mughal Islam Khan in power. 1639 – Capital relocated from Dhaka to Rajmahal. 1640 – Mughal Eidgah mosque built. 1642 – Hussaini Dalan (mosque) built.
2 days ago · Bangladesh, country of South Asia, located in the delta of the Padma (Ganges) and Jamuna (Brahmaputra) rivers in the northeastern part of the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the most densely populated countries in the world, and its people are predominantly Muslim. Its capital is Dhaka.
