Wikipedia's first sentence called it “urdu word that means "window" and hence is also called "the masjid of windows"”. Today it says “former mosque”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Khirki Mosque , approached from the Khirki”. It now reads “Former mosque in South Delhi, India”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Khirki Mosque , approached from the Khirki Village in South Delhi and close to the Satpula or the seven arched bridge on the edge of southern wall of Jahapanah (the fourth city of Medieval Delhi ), was a mosque built by Khan-i-Jahan Junan Shah , the Prime Minister of Feroz Shah Tughlaq (1351–1388) of the Tughlaq Dynasty .1The word 'Khirki' prefixed to mosque is an Urdu word that means "window" and hence is also called "The Mosque of Windows".2The Mosque , which is in a quadrangular shape, with an unusual fusion of Islamic and traditional Hindu architecture . It is said to be the only monument style mosque in North India , which is mostly covered; the totally covered mosque of the Sultanate period is, however, in South India at Gulbarga in North Karnataka .3 Delhi, the capital of India .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Khirki Masjid , approached from the Khirki village in South Delhi and close to the Satpula or the seven arched bridge on the edge of southern wall of Jahapanah (the fourth city of Medieval Delhi ), was a mosque built by Khan-i-Jahan Maqbul Tilangani , the Prime Minister of Feroz Shah Tughlaq (1351-1388) of the Tughlaq Dynasty . The word 'Khirki' prefixed to masjid is a Urdu word that means "window" and hence is also called "The Masjid of Windows". The Masjid , which is in a quadrangular shape, was built as a fortress with an unusual fusion of Islamic and traditional Hindu architecture . It is said to be the only mosque in North India , which is mostly covered; the totally covered mosque of the Sultanate period is, however, in South India at Gulbarga in North Karnataka . Delhi, the capital of India .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Khirki Fort , approached from the Khirki village in South Delhi and close to the Satpula or the seven arched bridge on the edge of southern wall of Jahapanah (the fourth city of Medieval Delhi ), was a mosque built by Khan-i-Jahan Junan Shah , the Prime Minister of Feroz Shah Tughlaq (1351–1388) of the Tughlaq Dynasty . The word 'Khirki' prefixed to masjid is an Urdu word that means "window" and hence is also called "The Masjid of Windows". The Masjid , which is in a quadrangular shape, was built as a fortress with an unusual fusion of Islamic and traditional Hindu architecture . It is said to be the only mosque in North India , which is mostly covered; the totally covered mosque of the Sultanate period is, however, in South India at Gulbarga in North Karnataka . Delhi, the capital of India .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Khirki Mosque , approached from the Khirki Village in South Delhi and close to the Satpula or the seven arched bridge on the edge of southern wall of Jahanpanah (the fourth city of Medieval Delhi ), was a mosque built by Khan-i-Jahan Junan Shah , the prime minister of Feroz Shah Tughlaq (1351–1388) of the Tughlaq Dynasty . The word 'Khirki' prefixed to mosque is an Urdu word that means "window" and hence is also called "The Mosque of Windows". Delhi, the capital of India .
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Former mosque in South Delhi, India Not to be confused with Jamat Khana Mosque, often called the Khilji Mosque .The Khirki Mosque ( Arabic : مسجد خيركي ; Hindi : खिड़की मस्जिद, दिल्ली ) is a former mosque , now in partial ruins, located in Khirki Village, near Satpula , in South Delhi , India . The mosque was built by Khan-i-Jahan Junan Shah , the prime minister of Feroz Shah Tughlaq (1351–1388) of the Tughlaq Dynasty . The former mosque can be approached from Satpula or the seven–arched bridge on the edge of southern wall of Jahanpanah .The former mosque is a Monument of National Importance , administered by the Archaeological Survey of India . Delhi, the capital of India . Archaeological Survey of India .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “urdu word that means "window" and hence is also called "the masjid of windows"”. Today it says “former mosque”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Khirki Mosque , approached from the Khirki”. It now reads “Former mosque in South Delhi, India”. Read the current article and compare.
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urdu word that means "window" and hence is also called "the masjid of windows"
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former mosque
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