শাহ পরীর দ্বীপ । টেকনাফ । Island of Shah Pori । Teknaf । Cox's Bazar । Travel Guide

Shah of Shahpori Island stands for Muhammad Azam Shah Alias Shah Suja, a son of Aurangzeb, the last Mogul Emperor of India, and Pori stands for Pori Begum, wife of Bahadur Shah alias Shah Badar, another son of Aurangzeb.

In a war back in 1689 sons of Aurangzeb were defeated by the forces of Burmese King Sudurma.
Bahadur Shah was killed in the battle. Arrested by the Burmese forces a few surviving members of Mogul army including Azam Shah and Pori Banu (wife of the deceased Bahadur Shah) were ordered to board a country boat with all their hands tied from behind.

Having been towed to the mouth of the Naaf River (previously Busitang River) the boat was scuttled by making holes in its bottom drowning all the captives.
Azam Shah and Pori Banu who survived miraculously took shelter in this very island which at that ancient time was known as Kuanka Island.
After the names of Aurangzeb’s surviving son and daughter-in-law the Kuanka Island later became popular as Shahpori Island.

Shahpori Island, though still called as an island, was in fact turned into a peninsula in early 60s by artificial siltation through cross-damming.


How to go-

This place is located in Teknaf Upazila. It is situated 15km away from Teknaf Town.
After reaching in Cox’s Bazar district, take local buses to reach Teknaf Upazila. From Teknaf, you can hire motor bike or CNG auto-rickshaw to reach this magnificent island.

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