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Dhaka ( Dacca) is a modern megacity with origins dating to circa the 7th century CE. [citation needed] . 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] .
2 days ago · 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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It was declared the legislative capital of Pakistan in 1962. In 1971, after the Liberation War, it became the capital of independent Bangladesh. In 2008, Dhaka celebrated 400 years as a municipal city. A beta-global city, Dhaka is the centre of political, economic and cultural life in Bangladesh.
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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.
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.
The history of Bangladesh as a civilized nation goes back for more than four millennia to the Chalcolithic. The country's early recorded history is characterized by a succession of Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms and empires that fought for control of the Bengal region.
History. The existence of urbanized settlements in the area that is now Dhaka dates from the seventh century. The area was ruled by the Buddhist kingdom of Kamarupa and the Pala Empire before passing to the control of the Hindu Sena dynasty in the ninth century.
