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Mandu, India: Great Mosque

Great Mosque

mosque, Mandu, India

Also known as: Jāmiʿ Masjid, Jāmiʿ Mosque

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Mandu
…marble-domed tomb and the nearby Great Mosque (Jāmiʿ Masjid; completed 1454) of Hoshang Shah, both notable examples of Pashtun architecture. Another group of buildings just to the north includes the Jahaz Mahal. The glory of Mandu has been immortalized in the writings of Akbar’s court historian Abu al-Faḍl ʿAllāmī, writer…
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…marble-domed tomb and the nearby Great Mosque (Jāmiʿ Masjid; completed 1454) of Hoshang Shah, both notable examples of Pashtun architecture. Another group of buildings just to the north includes the Jahaz Mahal. The glory of Mandu has been immortalized in the writings of Akbar’s court historian Abu al-Faḍl ʿAllāmī, writer…
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