In 1787 a visitor to Gaur, Reuben Burrow, described the ruins in a journal deposited in the library of the East India Company: ‘these tombs were, not long ago, in perfect order, and were held in a manner sacred, till they were torn to pieces for the sake of the stone.’ Infact, much of the stone taken from these tombs was used by the British army for public works in Fort William. This aquatint shows the gateway and tomb beyond of Husain Shah. The brick gateway has a central arched entrance with engaged polygonal bastions to either side. Its surfaces are covered blue and white decorative tilework. Neither building survives today. Source: British Library. Painting by Henry Creighton, (c.1767 – 1807)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBanner photo:<\/strong> Kherur Mosque at Kherur Village, Murshidabad, India. The mosque was built during the reign of Sultan Alauddin Husain Shah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alauddin Husain Shah (Ala-ud-din Husain Shah) was the founder of the Husain Shahi dynasty. His reign (1494-1519) is regarded a brilliant epoch in the history of medieval Bengal. Early life of Husain Shah There are several competing narratives and legends about the early life of Alauddin Husain Shah. According to Riyaz-us-Salatin( the first complete history […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[434,443,438,442,439,436,435,445,440,441,444,437],"yoast_head":"\n
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