Chaukhamba Mosque ( ur, ) is a 14th-century mosque in

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. This masjid is in ruins and is still used as a pilgrimage site by

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s. ''Chau'' means ''four'' and ''Khamba'' means ''pillar'' as this Masjid has four low massive pillars towards its north eastern extremity. It was constructed during the reign of Sultan of Delhi,

Feroz Shah Tughlaq Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309 – 20 September 1388) was a Muslim ruler from the Tughlaq dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.

(r. 1351–1388).

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