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Pandua, Malda

Also known as Hazrat Pandua

Pandua is a historic town in the Malda district of West Bengal, India, north of the old capital Gaur. In the 14th century the Ilyas Shahi sultans made it the capital of the Bengal Sultanate, and its monuments include the great Adina Mosque and the Eklakhi Mausoleum. The court returned to Gaur in the 15th century, and Pandua declined.

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Bengal Sultanate

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Pandua, Malda. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/pandua-malda
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