Loading...On the western side of the Shitalakshya and Brahmaputra rivers, around 600 AD, a Hindu king built the historic Ekdala Fort. The fort stretched approximately 5 kilometers in length and 2 kilometers in width.
Later, in 1352 AD, Sultan Ilyas Shah, after declaring Bengal an independent sultanate, renovated the fort to protect it from a possible invasion by Delhi’s Sultan Firoz Tughlaq. When Firoz Tughlaq attacked Bengal in 1353, Ilyas Shah avoided direct conflict and took shelter within Ekdala Fort. Although the capital was taken, the fort remained unconquered. After months of siege and a battle where the Bengal army was defeated, Ekdala Fort still stood strong. Eventually, Firoz Tughlaq gave up and returned to Delhi, and peace was restored between the two powers.
Following the death of Ilyas Shah in 1357 AD, his son Sikandar Shah ascended the throne. Firoz Tughlaq once again invaded Bengal seeking revenge. Just like his father, Sikandar Shah sought refuge in Ekdala Fort. After another prolonged siege, a truce was reached, and Firoz Tughlaq accepted Bengal’s independence before returning to Delhi.
Between 1518 and 1532 AD, Nasiruddin Shah, son of Alauddin Hussain Shah, once again renovated the fort. There was also a branch fort known as Dwar-i-Dariya (also called Dardariya), located east of the Kali Banar River in the Rayed Union. During the Mughal Emperor Akbar’s reign, Raja Todar Mal incorporated this area into Bhawal Pargana. Over time, Ekdala Fort was gradually abandoned.
How to Get There
Ekdala Fort is situated in the Kapasia Upazila of today’s Gazipur district in Bangladesh. It lies about 10 kilometers south of Kapasia town, near the Taraganj Bazaar, on the western bank of the Shitalakshya River.
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