Lakhnauti
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Lakhnauti is the medieval name of the historic city of Gaur, a major political and cultural center of the Bengal Sultanate in eastern India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lakhnauti canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical city
ⓘ
medieval city ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Gaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Hussain Shahi dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ilyas Shahi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
center of Islamic scholarship in Bengal
ⓘ
center of Persianate culture in Bengal ⓘ |
| declineCause |
epidemics
ⓘ
political shifts in Bengal ⓘ river course change ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Pandua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadPopulationType | cosmopolitan urban population ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Gauda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Lakhnauti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | ruins of Gaur ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | important medieval archaeological site of Bengal ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of trade in eastern India
ⓘ
seat of regional administration in Bengal ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ madrasas ⓘ mosques ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Bengali (vernacular)
ⓘ
Persian (administrative) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bengal region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bengal Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lakshmanavati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionHistorical | Gauda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionMajorityHistorical | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Delhi Sultanate (earlier phase)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
independent Bengal sultans ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital of the Bengal Sultanate
ⓘ
major cultural center of Bengal ⓘ major political center of Bengal ⓘ |
| situatedNear | India–Bangladesh border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| situatedOn | banks of the Ganges River ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.