Jahangir Nagar
# Jahangir Nagar

Jahangir Nagar (Bengali: জাহাঙ্গীর নগর) is the former name of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was named after Mughal Emperor Jahangir.

## Name

In 1608, Dhaka was announced by Subedar Islam Khan as the capital of Mughal Bangla. He christened it as Jahangir Nagar (City of Jahangir). The There was a fort beside the river Buriganga named Kella-e-Jahangir (Fort of Jahangir).

## University

To show respect to this name, a fully residential public university was established in Dhaka in 1970 as Jahangirnagar University.

