Tipu Sultan Masjid
The late evening view of the Tipu Sultan Masjid
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictKolkata district
ProvinceTollygunge
FestivalsEid-ul-Milad-un-Nabi
Location
Location135, Prince Anwar Shah Road
MunicipalityKolkata Municipal Corporation
StateWest Bengal
CountryIndia
AdministrationAnwar Shah Committee
Architecture
Architect(s)Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib
StyleIndo-Islamic
Date established1860
Groundbreaking1852
Completed1860
Dome(s)6

Tipu Sultan Masjid also called Shaheed Tipu Sultan Masjid is a mosque located on the Prince Anwar Shah Road in Tollygunge, Kolkata,[1] in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2][3][4] It was built in 1860 by Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib, the youngest son of Tipu Sultan after the Tipu Sultan Masjid was built with the same design and look.[5][6] It was named after the ruler of Mysore also known as King of Mysore Tipu Sultan.[7][8][9] Abdus Sukur is the Imam of this Mosque.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Tipu Sultan and Tollygunge – Where do the two T's meet?". Get Bengal. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  2. ↑ "Tipu Sultan mosque gets new imam with curtailed powers". The Times of India. 2018-03-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  3. ↑ "Kolkata: Tipu Sultan mosque all set to be self-sufficient in electricity generation". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  4. ↑ "Streetwise Kolkata: Tipu Sultan Road — One of the many legacies of Mysore ruler in a city he never saw". The Indian Express. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  5. ↑ "Why legends of Tipu Sultan live on in Calcutta". The Times of India. 2017-11-06. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  6. ↑ "Tipu Sultan mosques to get a healing touch". The Times of India. 2010-09-11. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  7. ↑ "Tipu Sultan Mosque, Calcutta - Sarmaya". sarmaya.in. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  8. ↑ Singh, Shiv Sahay (2018-06-18). "Kolkata mosque shows the sunny path by going green". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  9. ↑ "Hard times for Tipu Sultan's descendants". India Today. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  10. ↑ "After ouster of Barkati, new imam appointed at Tipu Sultan mosque". www.dnaindia.com. Retrieved 2023-09-04.

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