Shahjadpur

Shahjadpur is associated with the shrine of the Muslim holy man Makhdum Shah. Beside his burial place stands an old brick mosque supported by dark stone columns. Its architectural form belongs to the period before Mughal rule in Bengal, although the building bears no inscription establishing its date. The mosque and shrine remain linked in local tradition to the holy man and his followers.

One account tells that Makhdum Shah came to Bengal with his sister, nephews and a company of dervishes. After a struggle with a local ruler, he was killed, and his nephew Shah Nur buried him near the mosque. The narrative belongs to the traditions surrounding the spread of Islam in the region; the mosque itself provides a tangible monument to the religious settlement that grew at Shahjadpur.