MAKE A MEME View Large Image The Chouk (or Marketplace) and Husseinee Delaun.jpg en This etching was taken from plate 13 of Charles D'Oyly's 'Antiquities of Dacca' According to author James Atkinson this souk or marketplace in Dhaka is very ancient and is situated in ...
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Keywords: The Chouk (or Marketplace) and Husseinee Delaun.jpg en This etching was taken from plate 13 of Charles D'Oyly's 'Antiquities of Dacca' According to author James Atkinson this souk or marketplace in Dhaka is very ancient and is situated in that quarter of the city which is now known by the name of the Old Neckaus It was founded by Moorshed Ally Khan and forms a square of about 200 yards; where fruits vegetables trinkets toys sweetmeats c c are daily exposed for sale At sunset the inhabitants assemble here in crowds the stately Mosque The Husseinee Delaun which appears beyond the market was built in the year 1676 The Hussaini Dalan survives to this day an important centre for the Shia community from which the Muharram procession takes place annually 2014-03-04 04 35 05 http //www bl uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/largeimage69028 html The British Library Charles D'Oyly Custom license marker 2014 03 03 PD-old Uploaded with UploadWizard Dhaka in the 19th century Sir Charles D'Oyly 7th Baronet
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