as aram , ▁about ▁ 1 6 0   km ▁south - west ▁of ▁Pat na ▁and ▁rev ived ▁Pat na ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁exped itions , ▁while ▁standing ▁by ▁the ▁G anges , ▁he ▁visual ised ▁a ▁fort ▁and ▁a ▁town . ▁Sher ▁Shah ' s ▁fort ▁in ▁Pat na ▁does ▁not ▁surv ive , ▁but ▁the ▁mos que ▁built ▁by ▁Sher ▁Shah ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 5 ▁surv ives . ▁It ▁is ▁built ▁in ▁Afghan ▁architect ural ▁style . ▁There ▁are ▁numerous ▁tomb s ▁inside . ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁mos que ▁in ▁Pat na ▁is ▁dated ▁ 1 4 8 9 ▁and ▁is ▁built ▁by ▁A la ud din ▁H uss ani ▁Shah , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Beng al ▁r ul ers . ▁Local ▁people ▁call ▁it ▁the ▁Beg u ▁H aj j am ' s ▁mos que ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁a ▁bar ber ▁who ▁got ▁it ▁rep a ired ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 6 . ▁ ▁M ug hal ▁em peror ▁Ak bar ▁came ▁to ▁Pat na ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 4 ▁to ▁cr ush ▁the ▁Afghan ▁Chief ▁Da ud ▁Khan . ▁Ak bar ' s ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁and ▁author ▁of ▁Ain - i - A kb ari ▁refers ▁to ▁Pat na ▁as ▁a ▁fl our ishing ▁centre ▁for ▁paper , ▁stone ▁and ▁glass ▁indust ries . ▁He ▁also ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁quality ▁of ▁numerous ▁stra ins ▁of ▁rice ▁grown