page_title: Sandwip
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Sandwip / History
caption_attribution_description: The delta of Ganges drawn by J. Rennell (1778) Collected and uploaded to commons by Rahat Rahim
context_page_description: Sandwip is an island along the south eastern coast of Bangladesh in the Chittagong District. Also spelled Sandvip, the transliteration of the name would in fact be Shondip. It is part of the sub-district of Sandwip Upazila.
context_section_description: Sandwip Island in Bangladesh has a great historical legacy. The island itself is about 3000 years old and it has been ruled by many different people over the centuries, including Delwar Khan. It was a Portuguese and Arakanese pirate stronghold during the 17th century and even today some of the architecture on the island reflects this part of the island's history. At that time the Arakanese ruled part of Burma (Myanmar), Chittagong including Sandwip. Sandwip was under the control of Arakanese leader Delawar Khan at that time. Delawar Khan was attacked in by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1665. Delawar Khan was arrested and was taken prisoner in Dhaka. Delawar died while in prison. However, the governor of Bengal saw fit to put an end to this in 1665 as part of attempts to restore Mughal control over the island. Under British rule its location proved to be a bit of an administrative problem. Today it is part of Bangladesh. It is supposed that Sandwip was connected with Chittagong original land and disconnected by natural disasters.
  Tansi reported on Lower Gangas (150) in which he included Sandwip. Sandwip is mentioned at The Baros Map (1560). Cesar Fredarich visited in Sandwip in 1565 and noted it as old island. Parcuch described 300-year-old mosque in this area (1620). Sanchan the Abevel mentioned Sandwip in his drawing map and he also mentioned Vulua, Bengal, Chattagram and Dhaka with it. Sri Rajkumar Chakrabarty mentioned in his History of Sandwip about 400 or 500 years old plants (1923). It is also found in The Anvel Curt's drawing map (1752).
caption: Sandwip in the map of delta of Ganges by surveyor James Rennell created in 1778
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