Damri Masjid

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Damri Masjid
Beautifully carved Damadi Masjid.jpg
The former mosque, in 2014
Religion
Affiliation Islam (former)
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Mosque
StatusInactive
(Partial ruinous state)
Location
Location Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Country India
India Maharashtra relief map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location of the former mosque in Maharashtra
Administration Archaeological Survey of India
Geographic coordinates 19°06′14″N74°45′37″E / 19.10375°N 74.76031°E / 19.10375; 74.76031
Architecture
Type Mosque architecture
Style Indo-Islamic
FounderSahir Khan,
Ahmednagar Sultanate
Completed1568 CE
Minaret(s)Four
Official nameDamri Masjid
Reference no.N-MH-A1
Damri Masjid Location of the former mosque in Ahmednagar

The Damri Masjid, sometimes spelled as the Damdi Masjid, is a former mosque, in a partial ruinous state, located in Ahmednagar, in the state of Maharashtra, India. It was built during the reign of the Ahmednagar Sultanate in 1568 CE. The mosque is a Monument of National Importance, [1] [2] [3] administered by the Archaeological Survey of India. [4]

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History

Built by Sahir Khan, a nobleman of the Ahmednagar Sultanate, the former mosque was completed in 1568 CE. [1] An apocryphal story about its naming states that Khan charged a levy of one damri from every worker who labored on the construction of the Ahmednagar Fort, and used the money thus collected to construct this mosque. Pushkar Sohoni argues that the craftsmanship of the mosque was too high-quality to be attributed to the patronage of common workmen. [2] [5]

Architecture

The mosque façade has three pointed arches, which lead into the prayer hall. Square pylons are provided at all four corners of the building upon which rise slender minarets. The pylons are decorated with chakra-shaped moldings. Each of the minarets have ornamental galleries, and is topped with an orb. [1] [6]

The mosque is topped by a trefoil-patterned parapet wall. In the middle of the parapet are two finials, topped by octagonal pavilions and domed pinnacles. These are connected by a free-standing arch. The mosque's interior is divided into six bays. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Michell, George; Zebrowski, Mark. Architecture and Art of the Deccan Sultanates (PDF). The New Cambridge History of India I : 7. Cambridge University Press. pp. 81–82. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Damri Masjid". Archaeological Survey of India, Aurangabad Circle. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Damdi Masjid, Ahmednagar". The Deccan. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "List of Centrally Protected Monuments / Sites under the jurisdiction of Maharashtra (Aurangabad Circle, Mumbai Circle and Nagpur Circle)" (PDF). Archaeological Survey of India . August 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Sohoni, Pushkar (30 August 2018). The Architecture of a Deccan Sultanate: Courtly Practice and Royal Authority in Late Medieval India. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN   978-1-83860-927-6.
  6. ↑ Sherwani, Haroon Khan; Joshi, P. M., eds. (1974). History of Medieval Deccan. Vol. II. p. 265.

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