Rani Sipri's Mosque

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Rani Sipri's Mosque
Gujarati: રાણી સિપ્રીની મસ્જીદ
Retouched image of a window and the minaret base, 1874 (source: Burgess, Bourne & Shepherd)
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active[clarification needed]
Location
Location	Old Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Country	India
Location in Ahmedabad
Geographic coordinates	23°01′02″N 72°35′25″E / 23.017222°N 72.590278°E / 23.017222; 72.590278
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Indo-Islamic Māru-Gurjara
Completed	1514
Specifications
Length	54 ft (16 m)
Height (max)	50 ft (15 m)
Dome(s)	One
Minaret(s)	One
Monument of National Importance
Official name	Mosque of Ala Vardi Khan
Reference no.	N-GJ-34

Rani Sipri's Mosque (Gujarati: રાણી સિપ્રીની મસ્જીદ, romanized: Rani Sipri ni Masjid), also known locally as Masjid-e-nagina, and formerly known as Rani Asni's Mosque, is a mosque in the walled city of Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat in India. The structure is a Monument of National Importance.^[1]

The mosque was commissioned in 1514 by Queen Sipri, the Hindu wife of Mahmud Begada, a sultan who ruled Gujarat. It is also known as Masjid-e-Nagina (Jewel of a Mosque) because of the intricate jali carvings on its walls. In 2006–7, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation proposed demolishing part of the monument in order to expand a road.^[2]

The mosque is named after the Hindu queen of Sultan Mahmud Begada, Rani Sabrāi or Sipri. She was also the mother of Abā Khān. The queen commissioned this mosque in 1514.^[3] After her death, the queen was buried in this mosque. Inside, there is also a jenana, a separate area for women to worship.^[4][5]

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

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  The minaret, in 2011
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  The mosque
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  Tomb drawing, 1890
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  Details of carving on base of the tomb
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  Mosque and tomb
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  Southern end of the mosque, 1866
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  The mosque in Astodia

• Islam in India
• List of mosques in India
• List of Monuments of National Importance in Gujarat

• Burgess, James. Photographs of architecture and scenery in Gujarat and Rajputana. Bourne & Shepherd.

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