Sunday 10 April 2016

Atala Mosque, Jaunpur

The Jaunpur Atala Masjid was built by Sultan Ibrahim (1402–1436), Sharqi Sultan of Jaunpur on foundations laid during the reign of Tughluq Sultan Firuz Shah III (1351–1388). Construction started in 1377 and was completed in 1408. A  Madarsa named Madarsa Din Dunia is housed in central courtyard of the mosque. Atala mosque build by Ibrahim Shah before breaking the Atala devi Temple build by Vijay chandra.




The Mosque is on the List of Monuments/Sites of Archaeological Survey of India of Directorate of Archaeology, (U.P.) and on list List of Monuments of Archaeological Survey of India.
William Hodges in his book Select Views in India mentions this mosque 

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