The Cutwaly Gate,The Kotwali Darwaza,the central gate in the south wall of the ruined city of Gaur ('kotwal' = the city's chief of police). The gate disintegrated in the earthquake of 1897. Gaur (also known as Lakhnauti) was an ancient capital of Bengal,originally Hindu,later held by Islamic rulers; it was abandoned in the late sixteenth century. Image taken from The ruins of Gaur. Originally published in London,Black,Parbury & Allen,1817. Author Henry Creighton,Illustrated by Henry Creighton,Thomas Medland |