Rohanpur Octagonal Tomb

Rohanpur Octagonal Tomb is located in the village of Naoda, which is far from about three kilometres to the northeast of the Rohanpur Railway station, in the Nawabganj district.[2] In this Rohanpur-Nauda area this building is the only extant monument. The adjoining villages of Pirpur, Bhagalpur, Prasadpur and Qasba, stayed close to the junction of the Mahananda and the Punarbhava have contained evidence of archaeological remains with a good number of mounds and ponds along with numerous brick-bats and potsherds.[3][2]

Rohanpur Octagonal Tomb
রহনপুর অষ্টভুজী সমাধিসৌধ
Rohanpur Octagonal Tomb (Front View)
Alternative names	Rohanpur Gombuj
General information
Architectural style	Muslim Architecture
Location	Gombuj Para
Address	Rohanpur, Gomostapur
Town or city	Rajshahi
Country	Bangladesh
Coordinates	24.824990°N 88.334647°E
Owner	Bangladesh Archaeological Department
Technical details
Material	Brick, Mud
Known for	First Octagonal Building in Bengali Muslim Architectural History[1]

See also

• List of archaeological sites in Bangladesh

References

1. Chattergee, Rajanikanto (January 1999). "Naoda". History of Gour (PDF). Calcutta: Dev Publishing. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
2. Bari, MA (2012). "Rohanpur Octagonal Tomb". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
3. "Historical Place". ChapaiPortal.