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Madin Sahib
The Madin Sahib Mosque, also known as the Madeen Sahab Masjid and the Madin Saeb Masjid, is a former mosque, now in partial ruins, located in the Zadibal area of Srinagar, in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The mosque is listed as a State-protected monument. History The Madin Sahib Mosque was built by Sultan Zain-ul-Abideen in 1448. He named it after his teacher, Syed Mohammad Madani, who is also buried to the left of the mosque. Syed Mohammad Madani became Madin Saeb for Kashmiris. Syed Madani came from Medina to India with Timur in 1398. He was sent to Kashmir as Timur's envoy to Sultan Sikander. Madin Sahib liked Kashmir so much that he decided to stay. He initially stayed in Rainawari after becoming a disciple of Syed Mohammad Hamadani. He later on moved close to Badshah's Capital Nowshahar, where Budshah built him the Khankhah. He died on 11 Rajab 849 (13 October 1445). Khwaja Baha-Ud-Din (Ganj-Bakhash) lead his funeral prayer. Following a dispute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of State Protected Monuments In Jammu And Kashmir
This is a list of State Protected Monuments listed by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.List of State Protected Monuments Archaeological Survey of India. . The monument identifier is a combination of the abbreviation of the subdivision of the list (state, ASI circle) and the numbering as published on the website of the ASI. 28 State Protected Monuments have been recognized by the ASI in Jammu and Kashmir. Besides the State Protected Monuments, there are 56 Monuments of National Importance in this state. List of state protected monuments ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zadibal
Zadibal ( ; ) is a notified area in the municipality of Srinagar, in the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir, India. Zadibal Assembly constituency is one of the 87 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. It is located about 6 km towards the north of the Financial capital, commercial centre of Kashmir, Lal Chowk. Zadibal is mostly inhabited by Shia Islam, Shia Muslims. It is famous for the oldest Hussainiya, Imambara of Kashmir (Imambara Zadibal), located in the center of Zadibal. Notable places *Imambara Zadibal *Astaan Mir Shams-ud-Din Araqi Geography Zadibal is located towards North from district headquarters in Srinagar. The area is bounded by Nowshera, Srinagar, Nowshera towards North, Hawal and Nowhatta towards South, Lal Bazar and Badamwari Park, Badamwari towards East and Khushal Sar, Khushal Sar Lake towards West. See also *Nowshera, Srinagar *Soura, Srinagar, Soura *Lal Bazar References Cities and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timur
Timur, also known as Tamerlane (1320s17/18 February 1405), was a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia, becoming the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty. An undefeated commander, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest military leaders and tacticians in history, as well as one of the most brutal and deadly. Timur is also considered a great patron of art and architecture, for he interacted with intellectuals such as Ibn Khaldun, Hafez, and Hafiz-i Abru and his reign introduced the Timurid Renaissance. Born into the Turkicized Mongol confederation of the Barlas in Transoxiana (in modern-day Uzbekistan) in the 1320s, Timur gained control of the western Chagatai Khanate by 1370. From that base he led military campaigns across Western, South, and Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Southern Russia, defeating in the process the Khans of the Golden Horde, the Mamluks of Egypt and Syria, the emerg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
