Hafiz Ahmad Khan Mosque
mosque in India
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Overview
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The Hafiz Ahmad Khan Mosque is a mosque in Chennai, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its recorded address is Peters Road, Lloyds Colony. It is also known as Masjid-A-Hafiz Ahmed Khan and as the Ice House Mosque. The building stands beside Vivekanandar Illam. It was constructed in 1818 by Hafiz Ahmad Khan, an official at the Carnatic court. His elder brother, Bahram Jung, built the Bahram Jung Mosque in the same city, and the two mosques are linked through the brothers.
History
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The mosque was built in 1818 by Hafiz Ahmad Khan, an official serving at the Carnatic court. According to the sources, he and his elder brother Bahram Jung bore heavy expenses connected with the Carnatic state. After the death of Wallajah's successor, Umdat ul-Umara, the lands belonging to the brothers were confiscated by the East India Company.
From Wikipedia
The Hafiz Ahmad Khan Mosque (Tamil: அபீசு அகமது கான் மசூதி), also known as the Masjid-A-Hafiz Ahmed Khan or the Ice House Mosque, is a mosque located in the Chepauk neighbourhood of Chennai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mosque is situated next to Vivekanandar Illam on Quai-de-Millath Road, in an area also known as Ice House. and was constructed in 1818 by Hafiz Ahmad Khan, an official in Carnatic court.
Hafiz Ahmad Khan and his elder brother, Bahram Jung, who constructed the Bahram Jung Mosque, incurred huge expenses on part of the Carnatic state that on the death of Wallajah's successor, Umdat ul-Umara, the lands belonging to the brothers were confiscated by the East India Company.
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