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Ahsan Manzil was the palace of the nawabs of Dhaka. It is situated in Kumartuli at the bank of Buriganga River .It was built by Zamindar Sheikh Enayetullah, the owner of Zamalpur Porgona of
Barisal during the Mughal period.
The French people bought it from Matiullah,
son of Enayetullah, and turned it into trade center.Earlier In 1785, the French
transferred the property to a French tradesman named Mr. Champigni, and retaken
it at 1801. According to Paris agreement of 1814, the French claimed all their
left properties at Dhaka, and in 1827 the property was again returned to the
French.
For the increasing power of the English, the French was forced to leave
subcontinent. They decided to sell all their properties in Dhaka. So in 1830,
the trading house of Kumartuli was purchased by the established landlord of
Dhaka Khwaja Alimullah .Dhaka's Nawab Khaja Aleemullah turned it into palace again.
Nawab Abdul Gani named it Ahsan Manzil after his son Ahsanullah. Ahsan Manzil
is one of the most notable architectural monuments of Bangladesh. There is a
long corridors at the south and north end of the palace. There is a beautiful
dome named 'Kumud Koli'. 'Jalsa Ghar', 'Darbar Hall' and 'Rang Mahal' are the
most illustrious rooms of Ahsan Manzil. Ahsan Manzil lost its significance
after the abolition of the Zamindari system. In 1985, Bangladesh government has
taken over as supervisor of Ahsan Manzil in order to keep its historic
importance. Currently Ahsan Manzil has been turned into a museum. Moreover, now
it is under control of The Ministry of Information of Bangladesh Government.
Inner
Views of the Ahsan Manjil
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