Moth Ki Masjid
mosque in India
Key facts
- Built
- 1505
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Overview
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Moth Ki Masjid, whose name translates as "Lentil Mosque", is an early sixteenth-century mosque in South Delhi, India. It stands in the modern locality of South Extension Part II, near Uday Park, within an urban setting of residential and commercial buildings. A number of smaller dargahs and monuments are also found around it. The mosque has been regarded as a fine domed structure of its period. It is protected as a Monument of National Importance and is administered by the Archaeological Survey of India.
History
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The mosque was built in 1505 under the Lodi dynasty by Wazir Miya Bhoiya, who served as prime minister during the reign of Sikandar Lodi. It lies in the area of the fourth city of the medieval Delhi Sultanate and is considered a new type of mosque developed by the Lodis.
As the surrounding district was built up in modern times, the mosque came to stand among residential and commercial establishments. It is now a Monument of National Importance under the care of the Archaeological Survey of India.
From Wikipedia
Moth ki Mosque (Urdu: موتھ کی مسجد, romanized: Moth-ki Masjid, lit. 'Lentil Mosque'; [moʈʰ kiː masdʒɪd]) is a 16th-century mosque located in the South Delhi district of India. The mosque was built in 1505 by Wazir Miya Bhoiya, Prime Minister during the reign of Sikander Lodi of the Lodi dynasty. It was a new type of mosque developed by the Lodis in the fourth city of the medieval Delhi Sultanate. This mosque was considered a beautiful domed (gumbad) structure of the period.
The mosque is in the modern locality of South Extension Part II, Uday Park, and Masjid Moth, comprising residential and commercial establishments in the urban setting of South Delhi. It is surrounded by various other smaller dargahs and monuments that may be found peppered within the urban village. The mosque is a Monument of National Importance, administered by the Archaeological Survey of India.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AB_%D9%83%D9%8A
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth_ki_Mosque
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AA%DA%BE_%DA%A9%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF