Adina Mosque
Mosque in West Bengal, India, Build by Sikandar Shah, Second Sultan of Bengal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Adina Mosque (N-WB-81[1]) is a former mosque in Malda District, West Bengal, India. It was the largest structure of its kind in the Indian subcontinent and was built during the Bengal Sultanate as a royal mosque by Sikandar Shah, who is also buried inside. The mosque is situated in Pandua, a former royal capital.
Adina Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
District | Malda |
Province | West Bengal |
Location | |
Location | Pandua |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 25°09′08″N 88°09′53″E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Islamic |
Groundbreaking | 1373 |
Completed | 1375 |
The vast architecture is associated with the hypostyle of the Umayyad Mosque, which was used during the introduction of Islam in new areas. The early Bengal Sultanate harbored imperial ambitions after having defeated the Delhi Sultanate twice in 1353 and 1359. The Adina Mosque was commissioned in 1373. Its construction reused materials from pre-Islamic Hindu and Buddhist structures.[2]