KHAWAZA SHAHBAZ MOSQUE 1679 A.D.

0ne of the most well preserved mosque complex of Dhaka city belonging to the 17* century is the Khawaja Shahbaz's mosque complex. It is located to the east of the modern mausoleum of three national leaders and to the south-east corner of the Suhrawardy Uddyan. It is named after its builder Haji Khawaja Shahbaz, a well-known marchent of Dhaka during the reign of viceroy Muhammad Azam, whose tomb lies on the eastern part of this complex. According to the inscription still placed over the central doorway of the mosque, it was built in 1089A.H./1679A.D. (Banglapedia 2003:108).