Pandua, Malda

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Pandua is the name of a ruined city in lying in the Malda district of the present-day Indian state of West Bengal. It is located about 11 km from Malda town.

In 1353 AD, Haji Shamsuddin Ilyas, the first independent Nawab of Bengal, transferred his capital from the nearby (and now ruined) town of Gaur (32 km from Pandua) to Pandua itself. However, Pandua's glory was shortlived. In 1453 AD, the capital was transferred back to Gaur.

Pandua's only celebrated building is the Adina Mosque, which was described by James Fergusson as the finest example of Pathan architecture in existence. This great mosque was built by Sikandar Shah in 1369. Pandua is now (like Gaur) almost entirely given over to the wilderness.

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This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

The Pandua is not in Malda district. It is situated at Hooghly District at West Bengal, India.

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Gour-Pandua travel guide from Wikitravel

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