Begumpur Mosque

The Begumpur Mosque, or Jami Masjid of Jahanpanah, is a partly ruined Friday mosque in the urban village of Begumpur, at the heart of the Tughluq capital Jahanpanah that Muhammad bin Tughluq founded in 1327. One theory dates it to around 1343 under Muhammad bin Tughluq, perhaps by the Iranian architect Zahiruddin al-Juyush; another credits Khan-i Jahan Junan Shah, vizier of Firoz Shah Tughluq. A village later occupied its arcades. It is now a Monument of National Importance in the care of the ASI and no longer used for worship.

The mosque measures 94 by 90 m, with a courtyard of 75 by 65 m and arcades on all four sides, entered only from the east through a domed gateway raised above the street. It introduced the four-iwan plan to Indo-Islamic building. Its rubble walls, coated in stucco, keep traces of blue glazed tiles, and red sandstone lotuses survive on many of its 64 domes. The main mihrab pairs red sandstone with white marble.