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Khan Jahan's Residence
 
A low locally known as Khan Jahan's Vasatbati (Khan Jahan's Residence) is situated about 600 north of Shait Gumbad Bus Station and 200m north of Shait Gumbad Mosque.

The site is located in Bajeapti-Sundlarghona area under the union of Shaitgumbad on the southern bank of Magra Khal (canal). There are three adjacent and two small tanks known as Bis Pukur and Andhi Pukur respectively.

A small scale excavation carried out by the Department of Archaeology in 2002 in the large revealed some nondescript walls, floors, stone colums, potsherds and porcelins. The exposed remains indicate that probably there was a mosque and residence also which had been repaired several times. Further investigation is required to confirm it and to expose the remains fully.

About 50 m south of this excavated site a low lies which is locally known as Sona Masjid. The has now been almost levelled'to the ground. But the huge potsherds and top of the damaged walls visible clearly indicates that this entire area^ was Sickly inhabited. Extensive excavation will certainly yield important information which will help to reconstruct the history of Ulugh Khan Jahan.

Nearly 200 m north of Khan Jahan's residence along an ancient road overlooking the meandering of moriband Bhairab there lies a site locally known as Jahajghata or Port of Khan Jahan or Pathar Ghata. An ornamental stone column is firmly embedded in the ground which supports the people's common belief. An image of an eight handed Mahismardini Durga (c. llth/12th century AD) is engraved in this stone column. Probably this was subsequently brought here.
     
 
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