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'''Lal Darwaza Mosque''' (Red Portal mosque or Ruby Gate mosque) of Jaunpur, was built in 1447 by Queen Rajye Bibi and dedicated to Sayyid Ali Dawood Kutubbudin a saint.<ref>[http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=8941 Lal Darwaza Mosque @ archnet.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025051911/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=8941 |date=2012-10-25 }}</ref> | '''Lal Darwaza Mosque''' (Red Portal mosque or Ruby Gate mosque) of Jaunpur, was built in 1447 by Queen Rajye Bibi and dedicated to Sayyid Ali Dawood Kutubbudin a saint.<ref>[http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=8941 Lal Darwaza Mosque @ archnet.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025051911/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=8941 |date=2012-10-25 }}</ref> | ||
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This Mosque was built in 1447 (as per inscription of this mosque), during the reign of Sultan Mahmud Sharqi, by Queen Bibi Rajyi, dedicated to Maulana Sayyid Ali Dawood Kutubbudin, a celebrated saint (Maulana) of Jaunpur, whose descendants still live in the mohalla bazaar bhua Pandariba Jaunpur and mohalla Namaz Gah laldarwaza. | This Mosque was built in 1447 (as per inscription of this mosque), during the reign of Sultan Mahmud Sharqi, by Queen Bibi Rajyi, dedicated to Maulana Sayyid Ali Dawood Kutubbudin, a celebrated saint (Maulana) of Jaunpur, whose descendants still live in the mohalla bazaar bhua Pandariba Jaunpur and mohalla Namaz Gah laldarwaza. | ||
Mohalla Namaz Gah was named by Bibi Rajye, who also | Mohalla Namaz Gah was named by Bibi Rajye, who also built here a monastery and a college. The college was staffed by capable ulema and scholars and professors, and admitted students from all over the country. "Muslim Khwateen ki Taleem "Pg 36 mentions that one school for female education was founded in 845/1441 at Jaunpur by Queen Bibi Rajye. | ||
860 Hijri tamer e qadeem and tameer e mehrab in 1409 Hijri. | 860 Hijri tamer e qadeem and tameer e mehrab in 1409 Hijri. | ||
Lal Darwaza (Ruby Gate) Mosque | Lal Darwaza (Ruby Gate) Mosque owes its name to the vermilion-painted lofty gateway of Bibi Rajye’s royal palace, that stood adjacent to it. It is situated in the extreme north west and known by names mohalla Laldarwza or Begum Ganj. | ||
This Mosque has three gate way of which the eastern one and main gate way is the largest and most important. | This Mosque has three gate way of which the eastern one and main gate way is the largest and most important. | ||