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Early modern · Sikh · Bangladesh

Gurdwara Nanak Shahi

Shahbagh, Dhaka, Dhaka Division · 23.7336°, 90.3936°

Guru Granth Sahib (commemorating Guru Nanak's visit)Mughal era, Udasi foundationIndo-Mughal
Sacred since
1600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
rebuilt 1830 (17th-c. origin)
Mughal era, Udasi foundation

History & significance

The principal gurdwara of Bangladesh, on Neelkhet Road in Dhaka, marking the place associated with Guru Nanak's visit to Bengal in 1506–1507. A shrine was raised in the first half of the seventeenth century by the Udasi preacher Bhai Almast, the present Indo-Mughal building dates from 1830, and it was renovated in 1988–89.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Mughal era, Udasi foundation