Bangladesh · 17th century
Idrakpur Fort (Bengali: ইদ্রাকপুর দুর্গ) is a river fort situated in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. The fort was built approximately in 1660 A.D. According to a number of historians, the river fort was built by Mir Jumla II, a Subahdar of Bengal under the Mughal Empire, to establish the control of Mughal Empire in Munsiganj, and to defend Dhaka and Narayanganj from the pirates.
The fort was a part of the triangular defence strategy for the vulnerable river route, from where the pirates used to attack Dhaka. The strategy was developed by Mir Jumla II with the help of the other two forts in Narayanganj- the Hajiganj Fort and the Sonakanda Fort.
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Idrakpur Fort ranks #3,590 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #5 of the 8 mapped in Bangladesh. Founded 1660, it is older than 24% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 708 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Dhaka, 25 km away. See how Bangladesh compares in the castle statistics.
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