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Lalbagh Fort (Mughal royal residence)

Lalbagh Fort Lalbagh Fort or Fort Aurangabad, a deficient Mughal royal residence stronghold at Dhaka on the waterway Buriganga in the southwestern piece of the old city. The waterway has now gone further south and streams at a significant separation from the post. D'Oily's artistic creation (1809-11) demonstrates that the greater part of this east-west oval post touched the water of the stream on its south and southwestern sides.  The development of the fortress was initiated in 1678 AD by ruler muhammad azam amid his 15 month long bad habit sovereignty of Bengal, yet before he could finish the work he was reviewed by aurangzeb. His successor, shaista khan did not proceed with the work, however he remained in Dhaka up to 1688. His little girl bibi pari (Lady Fairy) kicked the bucket here in 1684 and this drove him to view the fortification as unpropitious. For long the stronghold was thought to be a blend of three structures (the mosque, the tomb of Bibi Pari and the ...