Rani Sipri's Mosque (

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: રાણી સિપ્રીની મસ્જીદ) also known as ''Rani Sipri ni Masjid'' or Masjid-e-nagina, formerly known as Rani Asni's Mosque, is a medieval mosque in the

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of Ahmedabad,

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. This mosque was commissioned in 1514 by Queen Sipri, the

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wife of

Mahmud Begada Sultan Mahmud Begada or Mahmud Shah I (), was the most prominent Sultan of the Gujarat Sultanate. Raised to the throne at young age, he successfully captured Pavagadh and Junagadh forts in battles which gave him his name ''Begada''. He establish ...

, a sultan who ruled Gujarat. It is also known as Masjid-e-Nagina (Jewel of a Mosque) because of the intricate

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carvings on its walls. In 2006-7, the

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proposed demolishing part of the monument in order to expand a road.

Construction

The mosque is named after the

queen of Sultan

, Rani Sipri. The queen commissioned this mosque in 1514. After her death, the queen was buried in this mosque. Inside, there is also a ''jenana'', a separate area for women to worship.

Architecture

The ''jali'' screen work that includes flowing plants and trees is the prime attraction of this monument. Similar intricate jali work can be seen in other Islamic architectural monuments in the city like Siddi Sayyed Jali and

Sarkhej Roza Sarkhej Roza is a mosque and tomb complex located in the village of Makarba, 7 km south-west of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, India. Although there are many ''rozas'' across Gujarat, the Sarkhej Roza is the most revered. Sarkhej was once a ...

Gallery

File:Rani Sipri's Mosque at Ahmedabad. Gujarat - India.jpg, Rani Sipri's Mosque File:Rani Sipri Mosque Ahmedabad sketch.jpg, Tomb drawing, 1890 File:Tomb of Rani Sipri Mosque Ahmedabad 1866.jpg, Details of carving on base of the tomb File:Rani Sipri's mosk and tomb, Ahmedabad, retouched.jpg, Mosque and tomb File:Rani Sipri's Mosque Ahmedabad 1866.jpg, Southern end of mosque, 1866

References

{{Mosques in India Religious buildings and structures completed in 1514 1514 in India Mosques in Ahmedabad Monuments of National Importance in Gujarat