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A 15th-century Sufi saint, commander and administrator who spread Islam in southern Bengal and founded the UNESCO World Heritage 'Mosque City of Bagerhat' (including the Sixty Dome / Shat Gombuj Mosque). The inscription on his tombstone dates his death to 27 Dhu al-Hijja 863 AH (25 October 1459). His single-domed cut-stone mausoleum stands on the north bank of the Thakur Dighi pond. (Sources: Banglapedia 'Khan Jahan's Tomb'; UNESCO Mosque City of Bagerhat; Wikipedia 'Mausoleum of Khan Jahan Ali')
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