Rani Rupamati's Mosque, also known as Rani Rupavati's Mosque or Mirzapur Queen's Mosque, is a

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and

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complex in Mirzapur area of

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, in the state of

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. The structure is a

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History

The mosque was built by

Mahmud Begada Abu'l Fath Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah I ( Gujarati: અબુલ ફત નાસીર ઉદ દિન મહમુદ શાહ), more famously known as Mahmud Begada, was a Sultan of the Gujarat Sultanate. Raised to the throne at a young age ...

, probably in the latter years (1430-1440) of

Ahmad Shah I Ahmad Shah I, born Ahmad Khan, was a ruler of the Muzaffarids (Gujarat), Muzaffarid dynasty, who reigned over the Gujarat Sultanate from 1411 until his death in 1442. He was the grandson of Sultan Muzaffar Shah I, Muzaffar Shah, founder of th ...

's reign. It is named after Rani Rupamati whom Mahmud Begada married after death of Qutubuddin.

Architecture

The mosque measures long, wide, and high. A high central arch, three imposing domes, slim minarets, carved galleries and an exquisite mihrab are there. Its three domes are linked together by a flat roof. The side entrances in the mosque open out in balcony windows on either side and end in a lattice window. The domes are supported with rows of twelve pillars each where as the smaller domes at the front and the rear of the bigger domes as well as the four corners of the mosque are there. The central section is an elevated level that rises above the small flanks and provides for a pierced clerestory, which carries the dome above. Though broken short in the

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, the bases of their minarets, from the fine tracery in their niches, are still the mosque's chief beauty. This is one of the buildings where the attempt to combine the arched Indo-Islamic and the flat

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architectural styles was hardly a success; the plainness of the central arch clashes with the extreme richness of the upper cornice and the side minarets. Close by the mosque is a monument, with a large central and two side domes, raised over the tombs of Rani Rupamati and the other queen. The inside of the dome is richly fretted.

Gallery

Rani Rupamati's Mosque Ahmedabad Plan.jpg, Plan and elevation of mosqueh North Sidearch and Window Rani Rupamati Mosque Ahmedabad 1866.jpg, Northern side-arch and window of mosque Rani Rupamati's Mosque North Minaret Base Ahmedabad 1866.jpg, Base of the northern minaret Rani Rupamati Mosque North Minaret Base 1866 Ahmedabad.jpg, Niche in lower part of base of northern minaret Niche Base North Minaret Rani Rupamati Mosque Ahmedabad 1866.jpg, Niche in lower part of base of northern minaret Rani Rupamati Mosque Tomb Ahmedabad 1866.jpg, The adjacent tomb

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