Shahi Jam-e-Masjid Bhadra - Ahmedabad, India
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N 23° 01.359 E 072° 34.773
43Q E 251938 N 2548077
This is the mosque of emperor Ahmad Shah, his private praying temple, built
Waymark Code: WM18569
Location: India
Date Posted: 06/02/2023
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This mosque was built in 1414 by emperor Ahmad Shah and it's the oldest mosque in Ahmedabad. It's small - as expected from a private mosque - but very beautiful. The gardens are lush green and the wooden carved pilars are fascinating. It's centrally located and can be freely visited.
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"The mosque was erected by the founder of Ahmedabad, Ahmad Shah I, in 1414. It said to have been used as the royal household's private mosque. According to the inscription at the upper part of the central mihrab, the foundation date seems to be the 4th day of Shawwal month in 817 AH, which is 17 December 1414. The pavement is of white marble, the canopy covered pulpit has a yellow marble balustrade carved in a leafy pattern, and white marble steps. In the courtyard is a mound called Ganj Shahid or the martyrs' mound, the tomb of warriors who perished in Sultan Ahmed's early fights.
The mosque covers area of 700 square metres and have two rows of ten large domes surrounded by several smaller domes. The mosque is supported by 152 pillars and have four arched gateways. There are eight perforated stone windows and 25 fine carved pillars. The pillars inside the mosque were taken from Hindu/Jain temples, and some still possess Hindu figures. One pillar retains an inscription in Old Gujarati dated to 1252 from the reign of Visaladeva Vaghela, identifying its origin from a temple to Uttaresvara in Mahi?saka (an unidentified locality in North Gujarat"