Baitul Mukarram Mosque, India

The first settlement on the territory of modern Dhaka appeared in the 7th century. However, certain historical files assume that there were settlements in this area yet in the 1st century BC. At the beginning of the 7th century, the Buddhist kingdom of Kamarupa existed in this region. According to a legend, the city got its name because of a temple dedicated to goddess Dhakeshwari that was built here. In the 8th century, Dhaka became the capital of the Bengali Kingdom. When a Muslim dynasty established its reign in Dhaka in the 13th – 14th centuries, a new religion, Islam, started spreading quickly in the region.

In the 50s of the 18th century, Dhaka together with other cities became a part of British India. At the beginning of the 20th century, local people participated in the national movement and the rebellion against the British colonizers. The main purpose of the rebels was to make their homeland independent. When India finally achieved its dream of gaining independence, it was divided into two main parts, and Dhaka became the center of one of these parts. The city became the capital of Bangladesh only at the beginning of the 70s of the 20th century.
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