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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Mosque in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India}}<br />
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| caption = The mosque, in 2019<br />
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The '''Jama Masjid''', also known as the '''Kala Masjid''' and as the '''Motijheel Mosque''', is a [[congregational mosque|Friday mosque]], located on the western bank of [[Motijhil]], in the historical city of [[Murshidabad]], in the state of [[West Bengal]], India. The Jama Masjid was built by Nawajish Muhammad Khan in {{circa|1750}} [[Common Era|CE]].<ref name=asi>{{cite web |url=https://www.asikolkata.in/murshidabad.aspx |title=Motijhil Jama Masjid |work=[[Archaeological Survey of India]], Kolkata Circle |date= |access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref><br />
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[[Hazarduari Palace]] and its associated sites in the Kila Nizamat area are a major centre of attraction in Murshidabad. Just a little away are [[Katra Masjid]], [[Fauti Mosque]], Jama Masjid and the Motijhil area. There is a group of attractions in the northern part of the town. Some attractions such as [[Khushbagh]], [[Rosnaiganj]], [[Baranagar, Murshidabad|Baranagar]], [[Kiriteswari Temple]], [[Karnasuvarna]] and others are on the other side of the river and there are attractions in the neighbouring [[Berhampore]] area.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://offbeatweekend.com/mushidabad/ |title=Offbeat Weekend in Murshidabad |work=Outskirts of Killa Nizamat (Northern part) |publisher=Offbeat Weekend |date= |access-date=20 July 2021 |archive-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721035644/https://offbeatweekend.com/mushidabad/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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The Motijheel Jama Mosque is a [[List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal|Monuments of National Importance]], managed by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://asi.nic.in/alphabetical-list-of-monuments-west-bengal/ |title=List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal |publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] |date= |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
Jama Masjid was built by [[Nawazish Muhammad Khan|Nawab Nawaei Muhammad Khan]] in 1750 CE. He named it Kala Masjid and is also well known as Motijheel Mosque.<ref name=asi/><br />
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[[Ghaseti Begum]], the eldest daughter of [[Alivardi Khan|Nawab Alivardi Khan]], adopted Ekramulla, the son of her younger sister [[Amina Begum]] and the younger brother of [[Siraj ud-Daulah]], and brought him up as her own son. Ekramulla died at a young age. Ghaseti Begum's husband, Nawaei Muhammad Khan, could not bear the shock and died. Both of them were buried in the Jama Masjid compound. It is said that Nawab Alivardi Khan used to come regularly to the Jama Masjid to offer prayers.<ref name=asi/><br />
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== Architecture ==<br />
The Jama Masjid has three domes and a three-arched [[façade]].<ref name=asi/> [[Banglapedia]] describes the mosque as being rectangular in plan and covered by three hemispherical domes. Octagonal [[minaret]]s capped by bulbuous kiosks are situated in the four corners.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Motijheel,_Murshidabad |title=Motijheel, Murshidabad |work=Banglapedia |date= |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref><br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Motijhil Mosque, Kala Masjid.jpg|A picture of the mosque, in 1801, by C.B.Asher<br />
Motijheel-Jama-Mosque-at-Murshidabad-West-Bengal.jpg|Jama Masjid<br />
Motijhil Jama Masjid - Lalbagh - Murshidabad 2017-03-28 5776.JPG|The mosque in 2017<br />
Motijhil Jama Masjid Area - Lalbagh - Murshidabad 2017-03-28 5764.JPG|Area surrounding the mosque in 2017<br />
Graves of Nawazish Muhammad Khan and his adopted son Ekram ud Daulah Motijheel Murshidabad.jpg|Graves of Nawarish Muhammad Khan, Ekramulla and others<br />
</gallery><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Islam in India]]<br />
* [[List of mosques in India]]<br />
* [[List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal]]<br />
* [[Nawabs of Bengal and Murshidabad]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{commons category-inline|Kala Masjid, Murshidabad}}<br />
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Murshidabad}}<br />
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{{Mosques in India}}<br />
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[[Category:18th-century mosques in India]]<br />
[[Category:Grand mosques|Motijheel]]<br />
[[Category:Indo-Islamic mosques]]<br />
[[Category:Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Mosque buildings with domes in India]]<br />
[[Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in India]]<br />
[[Category:Mosques completed in the 1750s]]<br />
[[Category:Mosques in Murshidabad]]<br />
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