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Old Goaldih Mosque, known as the Puarana Masjid, Sonargaon. Photographer: Brennand, W.

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This record is about the Old Goaldih Mosque, known as the Puarana Masjid, Sonargaon. Photographer: Brennand, W. dating from 1872.

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Old Goaldih Mosque, known as the Puarana Masjid, Sonargaon. Photographer: Brennand, W.
Date
1872
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Genre: Architectural Photography. General view of the mosque, in very ruinous state and largely covered by vegetation. Described in J. Wise, Notes on Sunargaon, Eastern Bengal (Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, vol. XLIII, part I, Calcutta, 1874), p. 92: 'About a hundred yards to the south [of Abdul Hamid's Mosque] is the oldest mosque in Sonargaon. The residents call it the purana, or old, Goaldih mosque. Its kitabah had fallen out, but had been carefully preserved in the interior. On this stone is inscribed the name of 'Ala-uddin Husain Shah, A.H. 925 (A.D. 1519)'. Duplicate copy at print 2738. India Museum no. 1569. Duplicate of Photo 1000 (3326). Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (India Office Series); Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); mosques. Location = Bangladesh; Dacca; Dhaka; Dhaka District; Sonargaon.

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Old Goaldih Mosque, known as the Puarana Masjid, Sonargaon. Photographer: Brennand, W.