or AKDALA, an ancient town and fortress of Bengal, in the district of Dacca, which is frequently mentioned in the histories of Bengal, but of which there are now scarcely any remains. In the year 1853 Ilyas Hajj, the second independent king of Bengal, took refuge here, and defended the place until the setting in of the rains, when the siege was raised. Long. 96.45. E. Lat. 24.4. N.

EDICICI, ἐδίκαιοι, amongst the ancients, patrons of cities, who defended their rights, and took care of the public money. Their office resembled that of the modern syndics.