Shah Najaf Imambara
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Shah Najaf Imambara is one of the several
imambara A ḥosayniya or hussainiya (Arabic: حسينية ''husayniyya''), also known as an ashurkhana, imambargah, or imambara, is a congregation hall for Twelver Shia Muslim commemoration ceremonies, especially those associated with the Mourning of ...
s in
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. It is located centrally in the city and is less known than Asafi and Hussainabad Imambara.


Location

Shah Najaf Imambara is located in heart of the city on the Rana Pratap Road. It is close to the Sikandar Bagh Chauraha and is flanked by
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on one side. The front portion faces the
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. The monuments is quite close to
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Market and close to many official building like Indra Bhawan and Jawahar Bhawan. Also, it lies quite close to the river
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on the rear side. A popular road is named as Shah Najaf Road in Lucknow.


History

Shah Najaf Imambara was constructed by
Nawab Nawab ( Balochi: نواب; ar, نواب; bn, নবাব/নওয়াব; hi, नवाब; Punjabi : ਨਵਾਬ; Persian, Punjabi , Sindhi, Urdu: ), also spelled Nawaab, Navaab, Navab, Nowab, Nabob, Nawaabshah, Nawabshah or Nobab, ...
Ghazi-ud-Din Haider Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah (c. 1769 – 19 October 1827) was the last nawab wazir of Oudh from 11 July 1814 to 19 October 1818, and first King of Oudh (Oudh State) from 19 October 1818 to 19 October 1827. Life He was the third son of Nawab Saada ...
, the last nawab wazir and the first King of the state of
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in 1816 - 1817. This imambara served as his mausoleum and was copy of
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's tomb in
Najaf Najaf ( ar, ٱلنَّجَف) or An-Najaf al-Ashraf ( ar, ٱلنَّجَف ٱلْأَشْرَف), also known as Baniqia ( ar, بَانِيقِيَا), is a city in central Iraq about 160 km (100 mi) south of Baghdad. Its estimated popula ...
in
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. Apart from Nawab Ghazi-ud-Din, his three wives Sarfaraz Mahal, Mubarak Mahal and Mumtaz Mahal were also buried there.


See also

* Chota Imambara *
Bara Imambara Bara Imambara, also known as Asfi Imambara is an imambara complex in Lucknow, India built by Asaf-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh in 1784. ''Bara'' means ''big''. This imambara is the second largest after the Nizamat Imambara. Building composition ...
* Roomi Darwaza *
Chattar Manzil The Chattar Manzil ( ur, , hi, छतर मंज़िल), or Umbrella Palace is a building in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh which served as a palace for the rulers of Awadh and their wives. Coordinates:26°85′N 80°93′E Construction and ...
*
Imambara Ghufran Ma'ab Imambara Ghufran Ma'ab (Urdu: , ) in Lucknow, India is an imambara (a building used to commemorate the Muharram commemoration period in which Muslims, particularly Shias mourning the tragedy of Karbala in which Imam Hussain was killed) constructe ...
*
Imambaras of Lucknow Lucknow is a city of imambaras as it has a large number of imambaras among which are some very famous. Lucknow the center of Azadari in India Lucknow is the center of Azadari in India because of the large number of Imambaras in the city. Th ...


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