Rani Rupamati's Mosque

Rani Rupamati's Mosque
Rani Rupamati's Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Dargah and mosque
Status	Active[clarification needed]
Location
Location	Mirzapur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Country	India
	Location in Ahmedabad
Geographic coordinates	23°01′55″N 72°35′02″E / 23.0320233°N 72.5839783°E
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Indo-Islamic
Funded by	Mahmud Begada
Completed	c. 1430–c. 1440
Specifications
Length	32 m (105 ft)
Width	14 m (46 ft)
Height (max)	9.8 m (32 ft)
Dome(s)	13
Minaret(s)	Two (partially destroyed)
Monument of National Importance
Official name	Rani Rupamati's Mosque
Reference no.	N-GJ-27

Rani Rupamati's Mosque, also known as Rani Rupavati's Mosque or Mirzapur Queen's Mosque, is a Sufi mosque and dargah complex in Mirzapur area of Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat, India. The structure is a Monument of National Importance.^[1]

History

The mosque was built by Mahmud Begada, probably in the latter years (1430-1440) of Ahmad Shah I's reign. It is named after Rani Rupamati whom Mahmud Begada married after death of Qutubuddin.^{[citation needed]}

Architecture

The mosque measures 32 metres (105 ft) long, 14 metres (46 ft) wide, and 9.8 metres (32 ft) high. A high central arch, three imposing domes, slim minarets, carved galleries and an exquisite mihrab are there. Its three domes are linked together by a flat roof. The side entrances in the mosque open out in balcony windows on either side and end in a lattice window. The domes are supported with rows of twelve pillars each where as the smaller domes at the front and the rear of the bigger domes as well as the four corners of the mosque are there. The central section is an elevated level that rises above the small flanks and provides for a pierced clerestory, which carries the dome above. Though broken short in the 1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake, the bases of their minarets, from the fine tracery in their niches, are still the mosque's chief beauty. This is one of the buildings where the attempt to combine the arched Indo-Islamic and the flat Hindu architectural styles was hardly a success; the plainness of the central arch clashes with the extreme richness of the upper cornice and the side minarets.^[2]

Close by the mosque is a monument, with a large central and two side domes, raised over the tombs of Rani Rupamati and the other queen. The inside of the dome is richly fretted.^[2]^[3]