Chandgaji Bhuiyan Mosque, Archaeological mosque in Chhagalnaiya Upazila, Bangladesh.
Chandgaji Bhuiyan Mosque stands in the Bhuiya Bari of Matiagoda village, Mahamaya Union, Chhagalnaiya Upazila, Feni District. It has three domes in a row, the central one larger than the others, topped with leaf-and-pot motifs. Twelve minarets of the same style rise around it, terracotta designs decorate the doorways, and a white stone plaque above the front entrance describes the building.
Chandgaji Bhuiyan, a Mughal-era tax collector, settled in Sonagazi in 1635 and later moved to Matiagoda village after river erosion. He built the mosque between 1635 and 1700. After the Mughal Empire declined, the Tripura king Lakshmanaditya Manikya Bahadur brought his zamindari to an end.
The mosque is named after Chandgaji Bhuiyan, a Mughal-era landowner who settled in Matiagoda village in 1635 after river erosion forced him from Sonagazi. He also founded Chandgaji Bazar and several large tanks, and the mosque stands within his Bhuiyan family compound in Mahamaya Union.
The mosque stands in the Bhuiya Bari of Matiagoda village, Mahamaya Union, Chhagalnaiya Upazila, Feni District. It is reached by local transport from Feni town; the last stretch through the village is narrow. Visitors should dress modestly and avoid prayer times.
Chandgaji Bhuiyan, a Mughal-era tax collector, settled here in 1635 after river erosion forced him from Sonagazi; he later founded the mosque, several large tanks, a bazaar and a kachari house. The mosque stands in the Bhuiya homestead of Matiagoda village, Mahamaya Union.
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