The Anderkilla Shahi Jame Mosque (Bengali: আন্দরকিল্লা শাহী জামে মসজিদ; Arabic: اندر قلعه شاهي جامع مسجد) is a Sunni mosque, located in the city of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Built on top of a high hill called Ander-Qila (meaning inner fort), the mosque is said to have been the earliest Mughal era building in the city.

Overview

The Persian inscriptions on the mosque reveal that the Subahdar of Bengal Shaista Khan built in 1667 CE. It is believed that the mosque was built by the eldest son of Shaista Khan, Buzurg Umed Khan. He was also the conqueror of Chittagong. However, his name is not cited on the inscription.

The mosque was unused for a long time and in the year 1761, the British officials used it to store arms and ammunition. In 1853, the Muslim elites of Chittagong, headed by Hamidullah, approached the British Government and were successful in releasing the mosque for religious purposes in 1855. The repairs and extension works are continuing till to date.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Andar Qila Mosque". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

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