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nephews of the Makhdimi Sahib, Khwaja Kalan Danishmand was not 
married, and Khwaja Anwar died childless. Khwaja Nur, the only 
surviving nephew of the Makhdum Sahib, married a Muhammadan 
Princess of Sonargaon. Their descendants are the present Mutawallis. 
With the Sonargaon Princess came a large number of persons, both 
Hindus and Muslims, who with the old survivals re-established the 
colony. The present inhabitants of Shahzadpur, are supposed to be 
their descendants. Shahzadpur is divided into fourteen mahallas or 
sections, according to the origin, profession, or rank, etc., of the emi¬ 
grants from Sonargaon. The following are the mahallas :—(1) Haidar- 
abad, (2) Qandahari-para, (3) Pathan-para, (4) Mihtar-para, (5) Mughal- 
hatta, ("6) Kaghazi-tola, (7) Qazi-para, (8) Mulla-para, (9) Cuniakhali- 
para, (10) Katgar-para, (11) Mutia-para, (12) Dhari-para, (13) Car-para, 
(14) Andhar-kotha. 
The place whence earth was dug, and into which lime was deposit¬ 
ed, for the construction of the buildings, is called Cunia-khali, and the 
para, Cunia-khali-para (or lime-tank-quarter). There was a jail or 
house of correction, where criminals used to be imprisoned and so 
called Andhar-kotha or “Black-Hole.” Its traces can still be seen. 
From it the quarter takes its name. 
4 .—The Mosque. 
Area of the interior :—Length 51 ft. 9 in., breadth 31 ft. 5 in., 
height 16 ft. 2 in. 
Area of the exterior :—Length 62 ft. 9 in., breadth 41 ft. in., 
height 19 ft. 10 in. 
The wall is 5 ft. 7 in. thick. There are five door-ways, each mea¬ 
suring 7 ft. 5 in. in height by 6 ft. \ in. in breadth. The utmost height, 
of the domes—15 in number—from the floor of the temple is 20 ft. 9 in. 
The mosque is built of bricks and lime of cowries. The edifice is 
supported by 28 pillars of black basalt, one of which is a little dissi¬ 
milar from others in colour. It is pressed, contrary to the Islamic Law, 
by women to their bosom, praying for the birth of children. Their 
vows, it is supposed, are fulfilled. 
Attached to the western inner wall of the masjid—on a platform, 
measuring 6 ft. 10 in. in length, 5 ft. 6 in. in breadth and 6 ft. 8 in. in 
height—is constructed the mimbar or pulpit, 5 ft. 2 in. high, having the 
same length and breadth as the platform beneath. An arched stair¬ 
case, with seven steps, is so constructed as to touch the pulpit. 
There is a brick dngna or platform in front of the temple. The 
floor of the latter is higher than that of the former by one inch. On 
both sides of the platform—north and south—walls have been built, 
