Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri
Also known as: Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri
16th-century mosque in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Overview
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The Jama Masjid of Fatehpur Sikri is a congregational mosque in the far west of Uttar Pradesh, India, within the city founded by the Mughal emperor Akbar. Its address is listed under Kiraoli (SH45). Commissioned by Akbar, it dates from the 16th century and belongs to the Mughal architectural tradition. It is counted among the largest and finest mosques in the country, and it holds the status of a Monument of National Importance.
History
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The mosque's completion is recorded in 1571, with Sheikh Salim Chishti named in connection with it. Its first imam was Hazrat Shah Muhammad Mazhar Ullah, who was succeeded in the post by his son, Maulvi Ahmad.
From Wikipedia
The Jama Mosque, also known as the Jama Masjid, is a 16th-century Sufi Friday mosque and dargah complex, in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Fatehpur Sikri, located in the Agra district of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Akbar, and was the largest mosque in the empire at the time of construction. The Jama Masjid's design drew from earlier mosques built by various pre-Mughal sultanates, and served as an important precedent in subsequent Mughal architecture.
The mosque, as part of Fatehpur Sikri, is a Monument of National Importance, administered by the Archaeological Survey of India. Notable other monuments in the mosque complex include the Buland Darwaza, which acts as the mosque's southern gate, and the Tomb of Salim Chishti, a saint in whose honour the mosque was constructed.
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