Shaheed Ganj Mosque
mosque in Pakistan
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Overview
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The Shaheed Ganj Mosque was a mosque in Lahore, in Pakistan's Punjab province, that no longer stands. It was originally known as the Abdullah Khan Mosque. The building was constructed beside the shrine of Pir Shah Kaku. Its recorded address is in the Sarai Sultan area, on Naulakha Bazaar. The grounds later also came to contain a Sikh gurdwara, and the site became the subject of a dispute during the period of British rule.
History
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The mosque was commissioned in 1722, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah, and was built by Abdullah Khan. Construction was completed in 1753, under Ahmad Shah Bahadur. It stood next to the shrine of Pir Shah Kaku.
Sikh rule began in 1762, and the Gurdwara Bhai Taru Singh was subsequently built within the same grounds. During British rule the site was contested, and the mosque was demolished by Sikhs on 8 July 1935.
From Wikipedia
The Shaheed Ganj Mosque, originally named the Abdullah Khan Mosque (Urdu: مسجد شَهيد گنج), is a former mosque, since demolished, that was located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The mosque was commissioned in 1722 during the reign of Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and built by Abdullah Khan. Construction was completed in 1753 during the reign of Ahmad Shah Bahadur. It was constructed next to the shrine of Pir Shah Kaku. Sikh rule began in 1762 and the Gurdwara Bhai Taru Singh was built afterwards within the same grounds. The mosque site was under dispute during British rule, and was demolished by Sikhs on 8 July 1935.
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