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	\| religious_affiliation = [[Sunni Islam]]		\| religious_affiliation = [[Sunni Islam]]
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	\| creator = Muhammad Abdullah Qadir Nawaz Khan Bahadur Bahram Jung		\| creator = Muhammad Abdullah Qadir Nawaz Khan Bahadur Bahram Jung
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			The '''Bahram Jung Mosque''' ({{langx\|ta\|பஹ்ராம் ஜங் மஸ்ஜித்}}), also known as the '''Nandanam Mosque''', is a [[Sunni Islam\|Sunni]] [[mosque]] located in the [[Nandanam]] neighbourhood of [[Chennai]], in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The mosque was constructed between 1789 and 1795 by Muhammad Abdullah Qadir Nawaz Khan Bahadur Bahram Jung, a poet in the court of [[Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah]], the [[Nawab of the Carnatic]].<ref name=Muthiah/>

	~~The '''~~Bahram Jung ~~Mosque''' ({{lang-ta\|பஹ்ராம் ஜங் மஸ்ஜித்}}) is a~~ [[~~mosque~~]] ~~situated in~~ the ~~neighbourhood~~ of [[~~Nandanam]] in [[Chennai~~]], [[India]]. ~~The mosque was constructed between 1789 and 1795 by Muhammad Abdullah Qadir Nawaz Khan Bahadur Bahram Jung~~, ~~a poet in~~ the ~~court~~ of ~~[[Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah]]~~, ~~the [[Nawab of the Carnatic]]~~.		Bahram Jung and his younger brother, Hafiz Ahmad Khan, who constructed the [[Hafiz Ahmad Khan Mosque]], incurred huge expenses on part of the Carnatic state that on the death of Wallajah's successor, [[Umdat ul-Umara]], the lands belonging to the brothers were confiscated by the [[East India Company]].<ref name=Muthiah>{{cite book\| page=125 \|title=Madras, Chennai: A 400-year record of the first city of Modern India \|volume=1 \|editor=Muthiah, S. \|editor-link=S. Muthiah \|publisher=Palaniappa Brothers \|year=2008}}</ref>

	~~Bahram Jung and his brother~~, ~~Hafiz Ahmad Khan incurred huge expenses on part~~ of the ~~Carnatic state that on~~ the ~~death~~ of ~~Wallajah's successor~~ [[~~Umdat ul~~-~~Umara~~]], ~~the lands belonging to the brothers were confiscated by the~~ [[~~East~~ India ~~Company~~]].		Completed in the [[Mughal architecture\|Mughal]] style, the architecture of the mosque reflects the grandeur of [[Islamic architecture\|Islamic design]] during the Mughal period. The mosque has many intricate carvings and ornate decorations.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.chennaiproperties.in/blog/famous-mosques-in-chennai \|title=Famous mosques in Chennai \|work=Chennai Properties \|date=2025 \|access-date=26 February 2025 }}</ref>

			The mosque is situated adjacent to [[Anna Salai]], an arterial road.

			== See also ==
			{{stack\|{{portal\|India\|Islam}}}}
			* [[Islam in India]]
			* [[List of mosques in India]]

	== References ==		== References ==
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	* {{~~cite book\|page=125\|title=Madras, Chennai: A 400-year record of the first city of Modern India\|volume=1\|editor=S. Muthiah\|editor-link=S. Muthiah\|publisher=Palaniappa Brothers\|year=2008~~}}

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	== References ==		== References ==
	~~{{Portal\|India\|Islam}}~~
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The '''Bahram Jung Mosque''' ({{lang-ta|பஹ்ராம் ஜங் மஸ்ஜித்}}) is a [[mosque]] situated in the neighbourhood of [[Nandanam]] in [[Chennai]], [[India]]. The mosque was constructed between 1789 and 1795 by Muhammad Abdullah Qadir Nawaz Khan Bahadur Bahram Jung, a poet in the court of [[Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah]], the [[Nawab of the Carnatic]].

Bahram Jung and his brother, Hafiz Ahmad Khan incurred huge expenses on part of the Carnatic state that on the death of Wallajah's successor [[Umdat ul-Umara]], the lands belonging to the brothers were confiscated by the [[East India Company]].

== References ==
{{Portal|India|Islam}}
* {{cite book|page=125|title=Madras, Chennai: A 400-year record of the first city of Modern India|volume=1|editor=S. Muthiah|editor-link=S. Muthiah|publisher=Palaniappa Brothers|year=2008}}

{{Chennai Topics}}
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{{Mosques in India}}

[[Category:Mosques in Chennai]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1795]]

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