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Former mosque in Hooghly, West Bengal, India
Sayed Jamaluddin Mosque (
Bengali : সৈয়দ জামালুদ্দিনের মসজিদ ,
Arabic : مسجد سيد جمال الدين ) is a former
mosque and archaeological site located in the ancient city of
Saptagram in
Hooghly district ,
West Bengal . The mosque was built during the reign of the
Bengali sultan
Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah .
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History
A stone foundation plaque attached to the mosque states that it was constructed by
Sayed Jamaluddin , son of
Sayed Fakhruddin of
Amol during the reign of
Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah . The date mentioned in the inscription is
Ramadan 936
AH which corresponds to May 1529. Within the mosque complex are three tombs, which belong to Sayed Fakhruddin, his wife and his
eunuch .
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Architecture
It is a unique brick built mosque decorated with
terracotta ornamentation. It represents the terracotta elements of the
Islamic architecture of
Bengal .
[3] There are three tombs in the mosque complex. At present the ruined mosque is under the maintenance of
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
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Gallery
Signboard
Entrance
Inscription
Pillars
Terracotta work
Terracotta work
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