In mid-fifteenth century, a Muslim settlement was established in the antagonistic mangrove backwoods of the Sundarbans close to the coastline in the Bagerhat area by a dark holy person General, named Ulugh Khan Jahan. He was the soonest burn carrier of Islam in the South who laid the focal point of a well-to-do city amid the rule of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (1442-59), at that point known as 'Khalifalabad' (introduce Bagerhat). Khan Jahan aborned his city with various mosques, tanks, streets and other open structures, the terrific vestiges of which are engaged around the most forcing and biggest multidomed mosques in Bangladesh, known as the Shait-Gumbad Masjid (160'X108′). The stately texture of the landmark, quiet and noteworthy, remains on the eastern bank of a surprisingly tremendous sweet-water tank, bunched around by the substantial foliage of a low-laying field, normal for an ocean drift scene. So in the year 1459 the immense Azam Ulugh Khan Jahan set up this mosque, which called Shat Gambuj Mosjid. In Bengali Shat implies the number 60. In spite of the fact that it is called Shat Gambuj Mosjid, really the quantities of Gamboj in the mosque are 81. The mosque roofed over with 77 squat arches, including 7 chauchala or four-sided contributed Bengali vaults the center column. The huge supplication corridor, despite the fact that gave 11 curved entryways on east and 7 each on north and south for ventilation and light, shows a dim and grave appearance inside. It is isolated into 7 longitudinal walkways and 11 profound sounds by a timberland of thin stone sections, from which springs lines of perpetual curves, supporting the arches. Six feet thick, marginally decreasing dividers and empty and round, practically confined corner towers, taking after the bastions of post, each topped by little adjusted domes, review the Tughlaq design of Delhi.
The outward presentation of this respectable landmark with its stark effortlessness yet gigantic character mirrors the quality and straightforwardness of the manufacturer. This mosque is 160 ft long and 108 ft. in its width. This is a standout amongst the most delightful archeological and recorded Mosque in Bangladesh made by red consume mud.
The archeological excellence of this Mosque captivates the vacationer till now. Other than this Mosque an archeological gallery is there where you can find that circumstances archeological and verifiable materials.!
Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (R.) kicked the bucket on October 25, 1459 (as indicated by the engraving of the Mazar Sharif, 863 AH, 26th Zilhaj) passed away at 90 years old, while performing Esha supplications at the Darbar place of sixty arch mosque.
In the wake of burrowing a colossal 200-section of land estimate lake, two or three new water crocodiles were discharged into the lake with the goal that nobody could squander the water of the lake. From that point forward, this freshwater crocodile occupies the zodiac holy person Khanjahan Ali dargah lakes.
He used to use crocodiles for good works. After his death there was situated a majar around his grave. But the crocodiles are still there from the time of his death.
Some of the crocodiles of the majar are thousands year old and they does not eat human body without hen and duck. So people can touch them truly without danger and people believe that the crocodiles can make any wish true. I became astonished after touching a crocodile for the first time.
It is the reason for why people visit there.