Kartalab Khan Mosque
mosque in Bangladesh
Key facts
- Architect
- Murshid Quli Khan
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Overview
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The Kartalab Khan Mosque, also called the Begum Bazar Mosque, stands in the Begum Bazar area of the Old City of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It rises from a high vaulted platform. The mosque proper occupies the western half of the platform and has a 'dochala' annex on its northern side, while a 'baoli', or stepped well, lies to the east of the platform. Five domes resting on octagonal drums roof the building. Its architecture belongs to the Mughal tradition, and it takes its name from the byname of the man who commissioned it.
History
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The mosque was built between 1700 and 1704 by Nawab Diwan Murshid Quli Khan, who was also known as Kartalab Khan. In the nineteenth century Mirza Golam Pir carried out extensive renovation of the building. In accordance with his own wishes, Murshid Quli Khan was buried beneath the entrance of the mosque.
From Wikipedia
The Kartalab Khan Mosque, also known as the Begum Bazar Mosque, is a mosque, located in the Begum Bazar area in the Old City of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was built by Nawab Diwan Murshid Quli Khan (alias Kartalab Khan) between 1700 and 1704 CE. The mosque consists of a high vaulted platform, a mosque with a 'dochala' annex on the north upon the western half of the platform and a 'Baoli' (stepped well) to the east of the platform. It is roofed by five domes resting on octagonal drums. The mosque was extensively renovated by Mirza Golam Pir in the nineteenth century. In accordance with Murshid Quli Khan's wishes, he was buried under the entrance to this mosque.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartalab_Khan_Mosque
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86