Khirki Masjid (Delhi)

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Khriki mosque is one of the oldest monument in delhi surrounded by Khirki Village ,
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khirki_Mosque
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Coordinates:   28°31'53"N   77°13'11"E

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  • Built in 1380, it is the most beautiful monument in delhi. its almost forgotton though.
  • can people tell a paragraph abou it please!
  • As I recall from late 1950s, it was an abandoned structure. It was well maintained by Govt authorities though. Of course visitors/ 'school children on school trip' used to visit for sightseeing. Lots of bats had made it their home. Can't avoid that as this and other Moughal era structures (Begampur etc) were basically stone structures that had door and window openings but no doors/ windows. Khirkee village was famous for Sugarcane fields. On a trip to Khirkee/ Khirkee Mosque, often you saw Peacocks.
  • The Khirkee Mosque is one of seven Tughlaq mosques built late 14th century (pre Moughal era). The other mosques inlcude the beautiful Begampuri Mosque, the Kalan Masjid and the Kali Masjid. http://www.geocities.com/begumpurmasjid/
  • Khirkee Mosque is among the 7 Mosques built by Tughlaq. http://www.hindu.com/mag/2007/04/15/stories/2007041500210700.htm One of Muhammad's trusted lieutenants was a Hindu convert called Khan Jahan Telangani. When Muhammad's cousin Firoz Shah Tughlaq came to the throne in 1351 A.D., he elevated Telangani to the position of wazir (prime minister), and after him his son Khan Jahan Junan Shah — the hero of our story — got the post. Mosque builder Junan Shah proved an enthusiastic builder of mosques. His position provided him the means to translate his dreams into stone, and he is believed to have built seven large and small mosques in Delhi itself in the 17 years that he was Firoz Shah's wazir. He might have built more, but he fell out of favour just before the Sultan's death in 1388, and was expelled from court. Despite the roughly 620 years since, the man is well remembered by not only historians and archaeologists but also those who come to pray at his mosques. Of the seven mosques Junan Shah built, three are still used for prayers. Another - - the largest of the seven - - is being restored by the Archaeological Survey of India. On a trip to Delhi, you can find at least four of these mosques with ease, and, if you have the time, do so by all means. Ideally, you should save the best for the last: Khirkee Mosque.
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