The dome of the Kamal Maula Masjid

The Kamal Maula Mosque (Hindustani: Kamal Maula Masjid) is a mosque in the city of Dhar in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.[1] It contains the tomb of Kamāl al-Dīn, a Sufi saint of the Chishti Order.[2][3]

The Kamal Maula Mosquea, along with the Bhoj Shala, is a protected site of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).[3]

History

The Kamal Maula Mosque was erected by Alauddin Khalji's first governor of Dhar, in the early 14th century. The Kamal Maula Mosque drew influence from the Qutb Mosque in Delhi and in 1405, the Tughluq Indian emperor Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq erected the Dhar iron pillar in the centre of the nearby Lat Mosque to reflect this inspiration.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Eaton, Richard M. (25 July 2019). India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765. Penguin UK. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-14-196655-7.
  2. ↑ Sharma, Ruchika (11 February 2016). "'Madhya Pradesh's Ayodhya': How the British manufactured the myth of Bhojshala". Scroll. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 Chatterjee, Nandini (16 April 2020). Land and Law in Mughal India: A Family of Landlords across Three Indian Empires. Cambridge University Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-108-48603-3.

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