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Nizamat Imambara

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “built in 1847 ad by nawab nazim mansur ali khan”. Today it says “shi'ite imambara”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Destruction”.
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Shia Islam congregation hall in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India The Nizamat Imambara ( Bengali : নিজামত ইমামবাড়া ), also known as the Nizamat Kila , is a Shi'ite imambara (or congregation hall ), located in Murshidabad , in the state of West Bengal , India . It was built in 1740 CE by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah and, after it was destroyed by the fires of 1842 and 1846, was rebuilt in 1847 by Nawab Mansur Ali Khan . The building is frequently mentioned as the largest imambara in the world. Together with the Hazarduari Palace , the Imambara is a Monument of National Importance since 1977, and administered by the Archaeological Survey of India since 1985. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ). India Profile: Monuments and temples in Murshidabad . "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal: Item no. 122" . Archaeological Survey of India . Archaeological Survey of India .

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Then

built in 1847 ad by nawab nazim mansur ali khan

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shi'ite imambara

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