Tomb of Khan Jahan
The second important monument of Khalifatabad is the single domed mausoleum of Khan Jahan located on the northern embankment of a large tank locally known as Thakur dighi. It is about 2km east-southeast of Shait Gumbad Mosque.
The tomb is a square building measuring 13.70m each side. At the base of the brick wall 5 courses of black stones have been used. There is an arched entrance in the middle of each side; the northern one is now closed. The corner towers are faceted at regular intervals with seven brick mouldings and crowned with ribbed cupolas. The walls are 2.5m thick. Each wall is relieved with two multi cusped arched niches.
The tomb accommodates a stone built sarcophagus in the middle of the floor and actual grave underneath and date (27 Zilhaz, 863 AH>24-25 October 1459 AD) of the demise of the saint Khan-ul-Azam Ulugh Khan-i-Jahan by title. The walls of the crypt, which is now closed, are also full with inscriptions. An attempt to decipher those inscriptions may help to get the Khan Jahan’s identity and to reconstruct the history of the region.
On the close west of this tomb there is another stone sarcophagus known as Peer Ali Taheerer Majar who was close associate of Khan Jahan. Further west there is an identical but smaller single domed mosque.
An inner and outer compound encloses the tomb. The inner boundary wall accommodates three gateways, one in each side except north. The main gateway in the west is now closed. The outer enclosure has six entrances in it.
Nine-Domed Mosque
The mosque is located on the western embankment of the Thakur Dighi and to the southwest of the mausoleum of Khan Jahan. The square mosque is roofed over with nine hemispherical domes rest on four freestanding stone columns.
It has three pointed arched openings on the north, south and east sides bordered within tall rectangular frames. Above the arches there are horizontal rows of mouldings.
The western wall is relieved with three semicurcular mihrabs of which the central one is larger which is projected to the west. The multicusped mihrabs are decorated with terracotta floral, scroll and foliage patterns within rectangular panels. Centre of each mihrab is decorated with chin and bell motif. Apexes of the arches have diaper designs and large rosettes at the spandrels. Rest three walls are relieved with only two niches in each.
The corner trurrets are round and faceted by eight bands of mouldings. The exterior walls are relived with vertical panels. The curved cornice is very prominent.
Singar Mosque
The mosque is situated abut 200m southeast of Shait Gumbad Mosque across Khuln-Bagerhat highway. This single domed mosque externally measures 12.42m square. It has three arched entrances on the east and one on each of the south and north sides within rectangular frames. There are four round corner relieved with five bands of mouldings.
Wall is 2.15m thick. The western wall is provided with only one central multicusped mihrab and two small niches on its either side. The mihrab portion is projected westward and internally it is profusely decorated with terracotta rosettes and foliates motifs bordered by a rectangular frame. Row of blind merlons is noticed at the top of the frame. Interior of the mihrab contains the bell and chain motif.
Bibi Begni’s Mosque
Located to the west of Shait Gumbad Mosque across the Ghora dighi is the Bibi Behni’s Mosque, measuring 14.6m square. This domed mosque shows resemblance with Singar Mosque in general appearance except that it is larger and massively built. The building has three entrances on the east and one each on south and north sides. The central doorway is larger. The corner turrets are relieved with bands of mouldings at regular intervals.
The western wall is projected westward in its middle which is flanked by two engaged small unusual round towers ornate with horizontal bands and terracotta’s.
The multicusped mihrabs are embellished with terracotta floral motifs and bordered with rectangular mouldings. In the centre of each mihrab chin-and-bell motif is prominent. The spandrels of each mihrab are decorated with rossettes on either side. Interwined geometric motifs and blind merlons run in parallel rows over the spandrels. The building has eight engaged round pilasters-two in each wall. The curved cornice runs through the corner turrets.
Chuna Khola Mosque
Located in an isolated place of a vast agricultural field the Chunakhola Mosque is about 1 km northwest of Bibi Begni’s Mosque. This single domed squre mosque is similar to Singar Mosque and Bibi Begni’s Mosque.
The monument has three pointed arched entrances on the east and one each on the north and south sides which are bordered by rectangular frames. It has three mihrabs along the west wall corresponding to the three doorways on the east. The central one is larger. The mihrabs are boedered by rectangular frames with terracotta decorations. A horizontal row of blind merlons exists at the top. In the middle of the row above the central frame of the mihrab, there is a Kalasa motif. The interiors of the mihrabs are profusely decorated with terracotta motifs.
Similar features like rectangular frame, row of blind merlins, kalasa motifs are observed in the doorways of the east wall. In addition there are four pannels with terracotta decoration. The corner turrets are decorated with circular bands at regular intervals. The curved cornice comprised several horizontal bands of ornamentations.
Ranavijaypur Mosque
The largest monument among the single-domed mosques in Bagerhat is situated 1 km east of Shait Gumbad Mosque. The monument accommodates the largest dome of the country. There are three doorways each on the north, south and east sides. The central ones are larger compared to the side ones. All the entrances are placed in separate recesses tops of which have horizontal rows of terracotta designs.
The west wall accommodates three mihrabs of which the central one is larger. All the mihrabs are flanked by small decorated pillars. The arches in front of the mihrabs are multifold and the apses are profusely decorated with floral, plant and bell and chain motifs.
