Atala Mosque, Jaunpur Explained
Atala Masjid or Atala Mosque is a 14th-century mosque in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
It is 300 metres away from Shahi Qila fort, and 1 km from the Jama mosque. 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.[1]
Description
In 1376 A.D., Firuz Shah Tughlaq laid the foundations of the mosque on the site where the Atala Devi temple, constructed by Jayachandra,[2] was demolished in 1364. Khwaja Kamal Khan, also called Khan-i-Jahan, who was a courtier of Firuz Shah Tughlaq, commenced the construction of the mosque with materials from demolished temples;[3] and it was finished by Ibrahim Shah Sharqi in 1408 A.D.[4] [5] [6]
William Hodges made a sketch of the mosque when he visited Jaunpur, and included it in his book Selected Views in India, Drawn on the Spot, in the Years 1780, 1781, 1782 and 1783, and Executed in Aqua Tinta.[7] [8] A madarsa named Madarsa Din Dunia is housed in the 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.)[9] and on the List of Monuments of Archaeological Survey of India.[10]
Architecture
There are three huge gateways for the entrance. The height of the mosque is more than 100 ft, and the total perimeter is 248 ft.
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).
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See also
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
Notes and References
- http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=25.7525,82.690278&z=11&t=M&marker0=25.7525,82.690278,Atala%20Masjid,%20Jaunpur ACME MApper
- Book: Cunningham, Sir Alexander . Report of Tours in the Gangetic Provinces from Badaon to Bihar, in 1875-76 and 1877-78 . 1880 . Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing . 104 . en.
- Book: Murray, John . A Handbook for Travellers in India and Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon: Including the Portuguese and French Possessions and the Indian States . 1949 . John Murray . Hearn . Sir Gordon Risley . 425 . en.
- Book: Banerjee, Jamini Mohan . History of Firuz Shah Tughluq . 1967 . Munshiram Manoharlal . 189 . en.
- Book: Sheila Blair, Jonathan M. Bloom . The Art and Architecture of Islam 1250-1800 . Yale University Press . 1994 . 9780300064650 . 157-158.
- Book: Roshen Dalal . The Religions of India . Penguin Books Limited . 2010 . 9788184753967 . 448.
- Web site: A View of a Musjid, i.e. Tomb at Jionpoor Works of Art RA Collection Royal Academy of Arts . 2024-07-21 . www.royalacademy.org.uk.
- http://www.endorphyn.com/indiafestmenyek/album2/slides/jaunpur.html India a modern idők elött
- http://www.uparchaeology.org/projection_conservation_2.htm Directorate of Archaeology (Uttar Pradesh): List of Monuments/Sites of archaeological survey of India
- Web site: Archaeological Survey of India: Alphabetical List of Monuments - Uttar Pradesh . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090625145925/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_uttarpradesh_patna.asp . 25 June 2009 . 31 July 2009 . dmy-all.
- Book: Brown, Percy . Indian Architecture (Islamic Period) . 1968 . Taraporevala's Treasure House of Books . Internet Archive . 41-43 . Provincial Style. The Mosques of Jaunpur (cir. A.D. 1360 to cir. 1480).
