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{{Infobox religious building
| name = Sibtainabad Imambara
| religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]
| image = Gate of Sibtainbad Imambara, Metiabruz.jpg
| caption = The gate of the Sibtainabad Imambara at Metiabruz, Kolkata
| festival = Muharram
| municipality = [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]]
| district = [[Kolkata district]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| province = [[Metiabruz]]
| country = India
| type = Imambara
| governing_body = [[Archaeological Survey of India]]
| architecture_type = Religious
| architecture_style = Arabian
| funded_by = [[Wajid Ali Shah]]
}}

The '''Sibtainabad Imambara''' also known as '''Shahi Imambara''' is a [[Imambara]] built by [[Wajid Ali Shah]], the last [[Nawab of Awadh]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Metiabruz plaques mark arrival of the last Nawab of Awadh in Kolkata |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/metiabruz-plaques-mark-arrival-of-the-last-nawab-of-awadh-in-city/articleshow/74165427.cms |access-date=2023-09-06 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> in year 1864 at [[Metiabruz]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wajid Ali Shah after 1857: how the deposed nawab of Awadh resurrected his ‘court’ in Calcutta |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-history/wajid-ali-shah-after-1857-calcutta-garden-reach-8867194/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> in [[Kolkata]], the state capital of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Deepanjan |title=Forgotten history: How the last Nawab of Oudh built a mini Lucknow in Calcutta |url=https://scroll.in/magazine/869214/the-series-of-events-that-began-with-a-king-falling-sick-and-ended-with-a-mini-lucknow-in-calcutta |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Other Oudh |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/the-other-oudh/237870 |website=www.outlookindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Kolkata to fete last Nawab of Awadh, who built 18 palaces & a zoo, on his 199th birth anniversary |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/city-to-fete-last-nawab-of-awadh-who-built-18-palaces-a-zoo-on-his-199th-birth-anniv/articleshow/84871056.cms |access-date=2023-09-06 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Exploring Metiabruz – Kolkata’s mini-Lucknow |url=https://indiaheritage.in/exploring-metiabruz-kolkatas-mini-lucknow/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |language=en-US}}</ref> It is the small replica of [[Bara Imambara|Bara Imambara, Lucknow]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exploring Metiabruz — Kolkata’s mini-Lucknow |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/places/exploring-metiabruz-kolkatas-mini-lucknow/cid/1941416 |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Lucknow that Wajid Ali Shah built, in Kolkata |url=https://www.getbengal.com/details/the-lucknow-that-wajid-ali-shah-built-in-kolkata |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Get Bengal |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rediscovering Metiabruz to Know Your Neighbour |url=https://enewsroom.in/metiabruz-kolkata-know-your-neighbour/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=eNewsroom India |language=en-US}}</ref> It was built in the memory of Begum Umda Mahal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mukherjee |first=Subhadip |title=Metiaburuz - The Lucknow of Kolkata |url=https://indianvagabond.com/2022/12/03/metiaburuz-the-lucknow-of-kolkata/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Indian Vagabond |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Awadh royal family scion plans stir to save heritage buildings |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/awadh-royal-family-scion-plans-stir-to-save-heritage-buildings/story-vIRe3mrxsTRua3FdWY4LfM.html |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> It is under the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] from 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TwoCircles.net |title=ASI to take over Sibtainabad Imambara in Lucknow |url=https://twocircles.net/2011jan14/235160.html |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=TwoCircles.net |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Events ==

* Every year in Muharram there is an event of mourning conducted by the Sunni and Shia Muslim.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Piya ka des': 165 years on, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah's legacy lives on in Kolkata - The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kolkata/2021/may/23/piya-ka-des-165-years-on-nawab-wajid-ali-shahs-legacy-lives-on-in-kolkata-2306529.amp |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=www.newindianexpress.com}}</ref>
* In 2021 West Bengal elections campaign the uncontrolled crowd was attended for the speech of Indian Secular Front leader and founder Abbas Siddiqui.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Metiabruz Retains Charm of Famous Kolkata Biryani But Makes Way for New Political Flavour With ISF |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/metiabruz-retains-charm-of-famous-kolkata-biryani-but-makes-way-for-new-political-flavour-with-isf-in-fray-3541931.html |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==

[[Category:1864 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Imambara]]

Sibtainabad Imambara - Revision history

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