Sayed Jamaluddin Mosque ( bn, সৈয়দ জামালুদ্দিনের মসজিদ, ar, مسجد سيد جمال الدين) is a former mosque and archaeological site located in the ancient city of Saptagram in Hooghly district, West Bengal. The mosque was built during the reign of the Bengali sultan

Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah Nāsir ad-Dīn Naṣrat Shāh ( bn, নাসিরউদ্দীন নুসরত শাহ, fa, ناصر الدین نصرت شاه; r. 1519–1533), also known as Nusrat Shah, was the second Sultan of Bengal belonging to the Hussain Shahi ...

History

A stone foundation plaque attached to the mosque states that it was constructed by Sayed Jamaluddin, son of Sayed Fakhruddin of

Amol Amol ( fa, آمل – ; ; also Romanized as Āmol and Amul) is a city and the administrative center of Amol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran, with a population of around 300,000 people. Amol is located on the Haraz river bank. It is less tha ...

during the reign of

. The date mentioned in the inscription is Ramadan 936 AH which corresponds to May 1529. Within the mosque complex are three tombs, which belong to Sayed Fakhruddin, his wife and his eunuch.

Architecture

It is a unique brick built mosque decorated with terracotta ornamentation. It represents the terracotta elements of the Islamic architecture of

Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predo ...

. There are three tombs in the mosque complex. At present the ruined mosque is under the maintenance of

Archaeological Survey of India The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. It was founded in 1861 by Alexander ...

(ASI).

Gallery

File:Syed Jalamuddin Mosque, Adisaptagram 1.jpg, Signboard File:Sayed Jamaluddin Mosque in Adi Saptagram 06.jpg, Entrance File:Stone Plaque inscribed with Arabic scriptures at Sayed Jamaluddin Mosque in Saptagram.jpg, Inscription File:Sayyid Jamaluddin Mosque in Adisaptagram 03.jpg, Pillars File:Sayed Jamaluddin Mosque terracota work, Saptagram02.jpg, Teracotta work File:Sayed Jamaluddin Mosque terracota work, Saptagram01.jpg, Teracotta work

References

Buildings and structures in Hooghly district Mosques in West Bengal Mosques completed in 1529 Archaeological sites in West Bengal Former mosques in India Tourist attractions in Hooghly district Bengal Sultanate mosques Hussain Shahi dynasty {{India-mosque-stub