Shahbaz Khan Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionHanafi, Sunni
Statusactive
Location
LocationTeen Netar Mazar in Shahabag, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Shahbaz Khan Mosque is located in Bangladesh
Shahbaz Khan Mosque
Shown within Bangladesh
Geographic coordinates23°43′46″N 90°24′01″E / 23.7294°N 90.4003°E / 23.7294; 90.4003
Architecture
Date established1679

Shahbaz Khan Mosque is a historic mosque located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Located near Mir Jumla’s Gate, this mosque serves as an example of late Mughal architecture in Bengal, known as the Shaista Khan architectural style.

History

The mosque and the adjacent shrine were built in 1679 AD by Hazi Khwaja Shahbaz Khan, an affluent merchant from Dhaka, who was buried in the shrine after his death.

Architecture

The mosque is rectangular and divided into three equal interior sections, each of which is roofed over by an onion dome. The eastern façade of the mosque has three arched openings, and the northern and southern façades have single-arched openings leading to the prayer hall. The prayer hall houses three semi-octagonal mihrabs, each aligned with one opening through the eastern façade. The central mihrab is larger and highly ornamented with Cyprus-filled kanjuras (decorative merlons), ornate arabesque plastic relief on the spandrels, a cusped arch, and engaged colonettes standing on bulbous floral bases. At the four corners, there are four ribbed, octagonal turrets, capped with plastered cupolas.[1]

In 1950, the Eastern circle of the Pakistan Directorate of Archaeology (DOA) took over the mosque for restoration.

Shahbaz Khan Dargah and Mosque complex - 360 degree view, May 2015

See also

References

  1. ↑ Michell, George, ed. (1984). The Islamic Heritage of Bengal. UNESCO. ISBN 92-3-102174-5. Retrieved 2019-12-09.

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shahbaz Khan Mosque.
  • The Islamic Heritage of Bengal, UNESCO,ISBN 92-3-102174-5
  • Mahbubur Rahman "City of an architect ’, Delivistaa Foundation, ISBN 978 984 33 24511, 2011
  • Mahfuzal Haque and Zahirul Haque 2006. "Tourist Attractions of Bangladesh", External Publicity Wing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Bangladesh
  • “Khwaja Shahbaz Tomb.” Archnet, archnet.org/sites/15897.
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