Jama Mosque, Bijapur
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The Jama Masjid, also known as Jamiya Masjid or Jumma Masjid, is a congregational mosque in Bijapur, in the state of Karnataka, India. Initiated by Ali Adil Shah I of the Bijapur Sultanate in the 16th
The mosque, in 2009
Close-up of the mihrab's spandrel
Another close up of the spandrel
Mihrab
Sultanate of Bijapur
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The Sultanate of Bijapur was an early modern kingdom in the western Deccan and South India, ruled by the Muslim Adil Shahi dynasty. Bijapur had been a taraf of the Bahmani Kingdom prior to its indepen
Jama Mosque, Bijapur
…known as Jamiya Masjid or Jumma Masjid, is a congregational mosque in Bijapur, in the state of Karnataka, India. Initiated by Ali Adil Shah I of the Bijapur Sultanate in the 16th century, the mosque was never completed. It is the largest mosque in Bijapur, and has a capacity of 4,000 worshippers. In 2014, UNESCO…
India and the Deccan sultanates in 1525; the Sultanate of Bijapur is center-left.
A page from Nujum-ul-Ulum, a manuscript on astrology and metaphysics completed during the reign of Ali Adil Shah I
The House of Bijapur, a 1680 painting of the nine Bijapur sultans and Shah Ismail of the Safavid dynasty
Painting by the Bijapuri Ali Riza of Ibrahim Adil Shah II venerating a Sufi saint