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Adina Mosque is a historical largest mosque in India located in Malda District , West Bengal , India .1The mosque was the largest mosque in the Indian subcontinent .2 It was built during the Bengal Sultanate as a royal mosque by Sikandar Shah , who is also buried in the mosque. Shah was a member of the Ilyas Shahi dynasty and carried lofty titles such as "the exalted Sultan" and "Caliph of the Faithful".3 The mosque is situated in Pandua , a former royal capital. The vast architecture is associated with the hypostyle of the Umayyad Mosque , which was used during the introduction of Islam in new areas.4 The early Bengal Sultanate harbored imperial ambitions after having defeated the Delhi Sultanate twice in 1353 and 1359. The Adina Mosque was commissioned in 1373. Its construction absorbed materials from pre-Islamic Hindu and Buddhist structures.5The Bengal Sultanate disintegrated during the sixteenth century with the rise of the Mughal Empire . Adina Mosque is included in the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal by the Archaeological Survey of India (serial no.6"The architecture and architectural decoration of the Adina Mosque, Pandua, West Bengal, India: The problem of the conjoined Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic motifs in the mihrab niches - ProQuest" (Document).7ProQuest 304044113 . : Cite document requires |publisher= ( help ) Eaton, Richard M. The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760 .8 Archaeological Survey of India .
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Adina Mosque ( ) is a mosque located in Malda district of West Bengal , India . It was constructed in the 14th century. It was the largest mosque in medieval times in undivided Bengal , as well as the whole Indian subcontinent . Adina Mosque , from Banglapedia .
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Adina Mosque ( ) is a 14th-century mosque located in Maldah district of West Bengal , India .It was once the largest mosque in the Indian subcontinent and was built during the Bengal Sultanate . Adina Mosque , from Banglapedia .
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The Adina Mosque is a former mosque in Malda District, West Bengal , India.It was the largest structure of its kind in the Indian subcontinent and was built during the Bengal Sultanate as a royal mosque by Sikandar Shah , who is also buried inside. The mosque is situated in Pandua , a former royal capital. The vast architecture is associated with the hypostyle of the Umayyad Mosque , which was used during the introduction of Islam in new areas. The early Bengal Sultanate harbored imperial ambitions after having defeated the Delhi Sultanate twice in 1353 and 1359. The Adina Mosque was commissioned in 1373. Its construction reused extra materials from pre-Islamic Hindu and Buddhist structures.According to the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal (serial no.N-WB-81) Adina Mosque is an ASI listed monument. The architecture and architectural decoration of the Adina Mosque, Pandua, West Bengal, India: The problem of the conjoined Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic motifs in the mihrab niches - ProQuest (Doctor of Philosophy in Art History thesis).
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It was the largest structure of its kind in the Indian subcontinent and was built during the Bengal Sultanate as a royal mosque by Sikandar Shah , who is also buried inside. The mosque is situated in Pandua , a former royal capital. The vast architecture resembles the hypostyle of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, a style that was used during the introduction of Islam in new areas. The early Bengal Sultanate harbored imperial ambitions after having defeated the Delhi Sultanate twice in 1353 and 1359. The Adina Mosque was commissioned in 1373. Completed in 1375, it was the largest mosque in the entire Indian subcontinent at the time.The site is a Monument of National Importance .Archaeological Survey of India .
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mosque located in malda district of west bengal
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historical mosque located in pandua
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