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'''Mahabat Maqbara''' and '''Bahauddin Maqbra''' are [[mausoleum|mausoleums]] in [[Junagadh]], [[Gujarat]], India. They were completed in 1892 and 1896 respectively and are dedicated to Mahabat Khan II, the [[Nawab]] of [[Junagadh State]], and his minister Bahauddin Hussain Bhar respectively.<br />
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== History ==<br />
The [[Nawab]]s of [[Babi dynasty]] ruled the erstwhile [[Junagadh State]]. The construction of the Mahabat Maqbara was started in 1878 by Nawab Mahabat Khan II (1851–82) and ended in 1892 during the reign of Nawab Bahadur Khan III (1882–92). It houses grave of Mahabat Khan II.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2015-11-24|title=Junagadh's Mahabat Maqbara is a stunner to behold|url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/lifestyle-gallery/junagadhs-mahabat-maqbara-is-a-stunner-to-behold/|access-date=2020-10-07|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last1=Lopez|first1=Annabel|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ChVQAAAAMAAJ&q=junagadh+maqbara|title=The Guide to the Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent|last2=Collaco|first2=Bevinda|publisher=Architecture Autonomous|year=2004|isbn=978-4-88706-141-5|pages=301}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Tehsin|first=Arefa|date=2013-04-27|title=Unlamented, let me die|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/unlamented-let-me-die/article4653210.ece|access-date=2020-10-08|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> It is a State Protected Monument under Gujarat Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1965.<ref name=":2" /><br />
[[File:Mahabat ka Maqbara.jpg|thumb|Bahauddin Maqbara]]<br />
The adjacent mausoleum in north was constructed by Mahabat Khan II's [[Vizier]] (minister) Sheikh Bahauddin Hussain Bhar with his own funds during 1891–1896. It is known as the Bahauddin Maqbara or Vazir's Maqbara.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-08|title=Mahabat Maqbara, the unsung architectural treasure of Junagadh|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/mahabat-maqbara-the-unsung-architectural-treasure-of-junagadh/as67885570.cms|access-date=2020-10-08|website=Times of India Travel}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><br />
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== Architecture ==<br />
[[File:Tomb of Bahar-ud-din Bhar 05.jpg|thumb|A minaret with winding staircase around it.]]<br />
These mausoleums are known for amalgamation of [[Indo-Islamic architecture|Indo-Islamic]] styles (mainly [[Indo-Islamic architecture#Indo-Islamic architecture of Gujarat|Gujarat Sultanate]] and [[Mughal architecture|Mughal]]) with considerable [[European architecture|European]] ([[Gothic architecture|Gothic]]) influence.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Abram|first1=David|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MYGtAAAAQBAJ&q=junagadh+maqbara&pg=PT667|title=The Rough Guide to India|last2=Edwards|first2=Nick|last3=Ford|first3=Mike|last4=Jacobs|first4=Daniel|last5=Meghji|first5=Shafik|last6=Sen|first6=Devdan|last7=Thomas|first7=Gavin|date=2013-10-01|publisher=Rough Guides UK|isbn=978-1-4093-4261-8|pages=667}}</ref> <br />
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These mausoleums have the carvings on its inner and outer façades and arches with yellowish light brown exterior. They have onion-shaped domes, French windows, sculptures, marble tracery work, marble columns, marble [[jali]]s and silver doorways. The minarets on four sides of one of these mausoleums has winding staircases around them.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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The Jama Mosque is located nearby with similar architectural style.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Commons category|Maqbara, Junagadh}}<br />
* [[Uparkot Fort]]<br />
*[[Uparkot Caves]]<br />
*[[Jumma Masjid, Uparkot]]<br />
*[[Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Royal monuments]]<br />
[[Category:Junagadh]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Mausoleums in Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Junagadh district]]<br />
[[Category:Indo-Islamic architecture]]<br />
[[Category:Gothic Revival architecture in India]]<br />
[[Category:European architecture]]</div>->Nizil Shah