Gazanfer-bey mosque
mosque in Banja Luka
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Overview
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The Gazanfer-bey Mosque, also known as Gazanferija, stands in Banja Luka in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the right bank of the Vrbas River. Belonging to the Islamic and Ottoman architectural tradition, it is listed among the National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The mosque takes its name from Gazanfer Bey, who is recorded as voivode and za'im of Banja Luka. It was destroyed in 1993 during the war and has since been the subject of reconstruction.
History
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The mosque's inscription has not survived, so the date of construction is not certain. One source gives 1578 as the year of building, while another dates it to the late 16th century on the basis that Gazanfer Bey was a contemporary of Gazi Ferhad Pasha and Defterdar Hasan Efendi.
Gazanfer Bey was close to Ferhad Pasha, and his signature on the Ferhad Pasha endowment deed shows that he served as voivode and za'im of Banja Luka. He also signed the endowment deed of Sefer Sipahi.
The mosque was destroyed in 1993 during the Bosnian War. Sources describe its reconstruction as under way.
From Wikipedia
Gazanfer Bey Camii veya Gazanferiye Camii, Bosna-Hersek'teki Banja Luka kenti sınırları içerisinde, Vrbas Nehri'nin sağ kıyısında, Donji Šeher bölgesinde yer almaktadır. Caminin kitabesi günümüze ulaşmamıştır, ancak Gazanfer Bey'in Gazi Ferhad Paşa ve Defterdar Hasan Efendi ile çağdaş olduğu göz önüne alındığında, Gazanfer Bey Camii'nin 16. yüzyılın sonlarında inşa edildiği düşünülmektedir. Ferhat Paşa'nın yakınlarından olan Gazanfer Bey'in, Ferhat Paşa
Vakfiyesi'ndeki imzasından Banja Luka Voyvodası ve zâim olduğu anlaşılmaktadır. Gazanfer Bey'in Sefer Sipahi (Sefer-spahija)‘nin Vakıfnamesi'nde de imzası bulunmaktadır.
Source: Wikipedia, article “Gazanfer Bey Camii”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sources
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_de_Gazanfer-bey
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazanfer_Bey_Camii