The Kherur Mosque, also known as the Kheraul Mosque, is a former mosque in a partial ruinous state, located at Kherur in the Sagardighi CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district, in the state of West Bengal, India.

The mosque is a Monument of National Importance, and is managed by the Archaeological Survey of India.[1]

History

The mosque was built by Rafa’t Khan in 1495 CE, during the reign of Alauddin Hussain Shah.[2]

Architecture

The "brick-built mosque has a square prayer chamber with a verandah. Rectangular in shape, it is spread over 0.81 hectares (2 acres).[3][4]

Amitabha Gupta, a photographer, wrote[when?]:[citation needed]

This brick-built Mosque at Kheraul alias Kherur with a single-domed square prayer chamber and a triple-domed verandah on the front with four minarets at four corners was erected by Rafa't Khan in 1495 CE during the reign of Alaud-Din Husain Shah on the basis of two inscriptions on the mosque. The hemispherical dome of the main prayer chamber fell down in the earthquake of 1897. The mosque is constructed entirely of brick without any stone facing. This mosque at Kheraul is unique because of its terracotta decorations on its wall. Only a handful of mosques have such decorations on their walls and they predate the famous terracotta temples of Bengal which were constructed between 17th to 19th century.

See also

References

  1. ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal". Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ "ASI, Kolkata Circle". Kherul Mosque, Killa Nizamat. Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Tourism". Sagardighi Zone; District Administration. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Kherur Mosque". india9.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

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