Fort and palace, Feni
Shamsher Gazi's fort and dighiশমসের গাজীর কেল্লা ও দীঘি
- Time needed
- An hour.
- best months
- Nov–Feb
- Cost
- Free.
The earthwork fort, tank and tunnel mouth at Jagannath Sonapur and Champaknagar in Chhagalnaiya, where Shamsher Gazi, the peasant rebel who took Roshnabad and Tripura in 1748, had his seat until his death in 1760.
At a glance
- Ruled
- 1748–1760
About
Shamsher Gazi (1712–1760), the "tiger of Bhati", rose from a peasant family to rule the whole of what is now Feni, Cumilla and Tripura for twelve years before the Nawab's forces caught him. His capital was here: a square earth fort with a moat, the great Kaiyara dighi he dug, a mosque, and the entrance to a tunnel that local stories say ran for miles. Mounds and the tank are what remain, in a quiet village; the district has put up signs and a memorial.
Getting there: CNG from Chhagalnaiya bazar north toward Champaknagar, about 20 minutes.
Things to do
- Walk the fort mound and the dighi bank.
Good to know
- Ask in the village for the tunnel mouth; it is easy to miss.
