Atala Masjid or Atala Mosque is a -14th century mosque in
Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
Jaunpur () is a city and a municipal board in Jaunpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located 228 km southeast of state capital Lucknow. Demographically, Jaunpur resembles the rest of the Purvanchal area in which it ...
,
India
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It is 300 meter away from Shahi Qila, Jaunpur.It is 2.2 km north-northeast of
Jaunpur, 7.3 km northwest of
Zafarābād, 16.8 km north-northeast of
Mariāhū, 26.3 km west-northwest of
Kirākat.
Description
In 1377 A.D.,
Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309 – 20 September 1388) was a Muslim ruler from the Tughlaq dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388. began the building of the mosque on the foundations of a Hindu temple dedicated to Atala Devi, and also using stones from the old temple. The Mosque was completed by Ibrahim Shah Sharqi of the
Jaunpur Sultanate
The Jaunpur Sultanate ( fa, ) was an independent Islamic state in northern India between 1394 and 1479, ruled by the Sharqi dynasty. It was founded in 1394 by Khwajah-i-Jahan Malik Sarwar, a former wazir of Sultan Nasiruddin Muhammad Shah IV ...
in 1408 A.D.
Its height is more than 100 ft. There are three huge gateways for the entrance. The total perimeter of the mosque is 248 ft. Its construction was begun by Feroze Shah in 1393 A.D.
William Hodges
William Hodges RA (28 October 1744 – 6 March 1797) was an English painter. He was a member of James Cook's second voyage to the Pacific Ocean and is best known for the sketches and paintings of locations he visited on that voyage, inclu ...
in his book ''Select Views in India'' mentions this mosque.
A ''
Madarsa
Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated ' ...
'' named ''Madarsa Din Dunia'' is housed in central courtyard of the mosque. The Mosque is on the ''List of Monuments/Sites of Archaeological Survey of India'' of ''Directorate of Archaeology, (U.P.)'' and on list ''List of Monuments'' of
Archaeological Survey of India
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.
Architecture
The central dome is almost 17 meters high above the ground, but cannot be seen from the front because of the tall tower (at 23 meters).
See also
*
Shahi Bridge, Jaunpur
Shahi may refer to:
Dynasties
*Adil Shahi dynasty
*Barid Shahi dynasty, which ruled the Bidar Sultanate
*Hussain Shahi dynasty
*Ilyas Shahi dynasty
*Imad Shahi dynasty, which ruled the Berar Sultanate
*Kabul Shahi (disambiguation) dynasty
**Tur ...
*
Jama Masjid, Jaunpur
References
Sources
* Michell, George (ed). Architecture of the Islamic World: Its History and Social Meaning. London: Thames and Hudson, 272.
* Nath, R. 1978. History of Sultanate Architecture. New Delhi, Abhinav Publications, 98-100.
* Williams, John A. and Caroline. 1980. Architecture of Muslim India. Set 4: The Sultanate of Jaunpur about 1360-1480. Santa Barbara, California: Visual Education, Inc.
External links
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15th-century mosques
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Mosques in Uttar Pradesh
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Tourist attractions in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh