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{{Infobox religious building<br />
|name = Rani Sipri's Mosque<br />
|image = Window and base of a minaret in Rani Sipri's mosk, Ahmedabad, retouched.jpg<br />
|caption = Rani Sipri's Mosque<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|23.017222|72.590278|display=inline,title}}<br />
|religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]<br />
|map_type = India Ahmedabad##India Gujarat<br />
|location = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]<br />
|architecture_type = Mosque<br />
|architecture_style = [[Islamic architecture|Islamic]] and [[Māru-Gurjara architecture|Māru-Gurjara]]<br />
|year_completed=1514<br />
|length = {{convert|54|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
|height_max = {{convert|50|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
|website = <br />
}} <br />
'''Rani Sipri's Mosque''' ([[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]: રાણી સિપ્રીની મસ્જીદ) also known as ''Rani Sipri ni Masjid'' or '''Masjid-e-nagina''', formerly known as '''Rani Asni's Mosque''', is a medieval mosque in the [[Old Ahmedabad|walled city]] of [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]] in [[India]]. This 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/politics/ahmedabad-heritage-city-bjp|title=BJP Once Tried to Destroy the Ahmedabad Heritage It Is Now Celebrating|last=|first=|date=|website=The Wire|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-24|quote=In 2006-07, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) under the BJP wanted to demolish sections of two Islamic monuments, both of which were over 400 years old – for road expansion. One of the mosques, the Rani Sipri mosque built in 1514, was already an Architectural Survey of India (ASI) protected monument, while the other, the Siraji Saiyed Mosque and the adjoined Dargah at Khajurivali Masjid did not figure on that list.}}</ref><br />
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==Construction==<br />
The mosque is named after the [[Hindu]] queen of Sultan [[Mahmud Begada]], Rani Sipri. The queen commissioned this mosque in 1514 when her husband executed their son for some misdemeanor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yreach article|url=http://www.yreach.com/ahmedabad/travel/hot-spots-in-gujarat/amazing-ahmedabad/rani-sipri-mosque.html}}</ref> After her death, the queen was buried in this mosque. Inside, there is also a ''jenana'', a separate area for women to worship.<ref>{{cite web|title=Web India article|url=http://www.webindia123.com/city/gujarat/ahmedabad/destinations/mosque/ranisipris.htm}}</ref><br />
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==Architecture==<br />
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The ''jali'' screen work that includes flowing plants and trees is the prime attraction of this monument. Similar intricate jali work can be seen in other Islamic architectural monuments in the city like [[Siddi Sayyed Jali]] and [[Sarkhej Roza]].<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Rani Sipri's Mosque at Ahmedabad. Gujarat - India.jpg|Rani Sipri&#039;s Mosque<br />
File:Rani Sipri Mosque Ahmedabad sketch.jpg|Tomb drawing, 1890<br />
File:Tomb of Rani Sipri Mosque Ahmedabad 1866.jpg|Details of carving on base of the tomb<br />
File:Rani Sipri's mosk and tomb, Ahmedabad, retouched.jpg|Mosque and tomb<br />
File:Rani Sipri's Mosque Ahmedabad 1866.jpg|Southern end of mosque, 1866<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Mosques in India}}<br />
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[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1514]]<br />
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[[Category:Mosques in Ahmedabad]]<br />
[[Category:Monuments of National Importance in Gujarat]]</div>->Chongkian