Ahsan Manzil

Ahsan Manzil

Ahsan Manzil 

You can visit Ahsan Manzil, architectural beauty, on the north banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Dhaka, documented because the city of fine muslin, mosques, and rickshaws, bears an equally long history of progress. It had been under the Sultanates (ruled by a Sultan) during the 14th century. Later within the 17th century, it became the famous Mughal capital.

 It came under British control in 1757. Designated as Nawab Bari the extravagant “Ahsan Manzil” was a logo of aristocracy, luxury, and influence. In fact, it had been the primary building within the city to possess electricity! How extraordinary. i used to be very excited to go to this significant palace.

 How It Came Into Being?

 The story goes like this, during this place where Ahsan Manzil now stands, was a summer house of Sheikh Enayet Ullah. After purchasing a much bigger area near Kumartuli, he incorporated it into this summer house. A gorgeous palace was built which he named Rang Mahal.

His Son sold this property to the French traders afterward after his father’s death. The French traders became affluent after they bought this property. They did tax-free business at that point and were doing better as compared to English and other European countries.

 They constructed a grand palace and dug a pond called “Les Jalla” within the compound of the building. The pond still exists. But with the increasing power of English, the French were defeated. They sold the property to the established landlord of Dhaka Khwaja Alimullah.

 A stable and a family mosque were added to the palace also as some renovation work was done. The trading house became the house of Khwaja Alimullah. It had been his son, Khwaja Abdul Ghani who brought major changes to the place.The 19th century Ahsan Manzil (or Ahsan Manjil) was the official residential palace and accommodate of the Dhaka Nawab Family.

 Nawab family were the elite society of the town. Nawab Sir “Abdul Ghani” named it Ahsan Manzil after his son Nawab Sir “Khwaja Ahsanullah Bahadur.” Pink Palace, it’s another name due to the colour of the walls, stands witness to several historical events in Bangladesh. On 1992, the palace was became a museum to preserve the rich culture and history associated with this iconic building. Now, this museum has become a well-liked tourist spot in Dhaka city.