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'''Saiyad Usman Mosque''', alternatively spelled as '''Syed''' or '''Saiyyed''', also known as '''Usmanpura Dargah or Roza''' or '''Saiyad Oosman Mausoleum''', is a medieval tomb and mosque in Usmanpura, [[Ahmedabad]], India.

==History ==
Saiyad Usman was the minister of Qutubul Alam, also known as Saiyad Burhanuddin. He founded the Usmanpura village which is now the part of Ahmedabad. He died in 1458 and the mausoleum dedicated to him was built by [[Mahmud Begada]] in 1460. It is architecturally similar to Ganj Baksh tomb at [[Sarkhej Roza]].<ref name=gg>{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EL4IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA286|year=1879|publisher=Government Central Press|page=284}} {{PD-notice}}</ref><ref name="Times2011">{{cite news|title=AHMEDABADS OTHER ROZAS |publisher=Times of India Publications|date=25 February 2011|url=http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=2&edlabel=TOIA&mydateHid=25-02-2011&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ar00202&format=&publabel=TOI|accessdate=7 December 2014}}</ref>

The mosque was havily damaged in [[2001 Gujarat earthquake]] but was restored by [[Archaeological Survey of India]] in 2009.<ref name="toi2011">{{cite news|title=PEARLS OF PAST: Need Some Elbow Room|work=The Times of India|date=25 November 2011|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/pastissues2/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=pastissues2&BaseHref=TOIA%2F2011%2F11%2F25&ViewMode=HTML&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00202&AppName=2|accessdate=7 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="toi2007">{{cite news|title=Mosque owners, ASI lock horns|work=The Times of India|date=10 September 2007|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/city/ahmedabad/Mosque-owners-ASI-lock-horns/articleshow/2353841.cms|accessdate=7 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="The Hindu2001">{{cite news|title=ASI asked to take care of monuments|date=13 June 2001|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/06/13/stories/1413218e.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141207181229/http://www.thehindu.com/2001/06/13/stories/1413218e.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 December 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=7 December 2014}}</ref>

==Architecture ==
The mosque, with a minaret at each end, is in the style of the [[Sarkhej Roza]]. The mosque is a pure Hindu style without an arch. Inside, the arrangement of pillars, is neither so simple nor so clear as at Sarkhej. One peculiarity of tho tomb is that its dome is supported on twelve instead of on eight pillars. This change gives much variety and the tomb is altogether the most successful sepulchral design carried out in the pillared style at Ahmedabad.<ref name=gg/>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Saiyad Usman Mosque Ahmedabad 1866.jpg|North part of the mosque
Saiyad Usman's Mosque View from Northend 1866 Ahmedabad.jpg|View from Northend
Interior Saiyad Usman Mosque Ahmedabad 1866.jpg|The interior of the mosque
</gallery>
==References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Ahmedabad topics|status=collapsed}}

[[Category:Mosques in Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1460]]
[[Category:Monuments of National Importance in Gujarat]]

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