Nawab Sardar Khan ki Masjid

Nawab Sardar Khan ki Masjid

Sardar Khan's Roza or Nawab Sardar Khan's Masjid and Roza , is located near Jamalpur ,Ahmedabad.

Sardar Khan was a minister of Ahmedabad during Mughal rule. He did not provide help to Mughal prince Dara Shikoh, who fled from captivity of Aurangzeb. Sardar Khan's Roza was built in 1685. The roza of Sardar Khan was built of stone and had a marble floor. The masjid was made of bricks situated on a high platform, and the façade of the Masjid had three pointed arches and two minarets on either side. The minarets were four stories high, which were octagonal at the base and circular in the upper parts. This minaret had gilt balls on the top and had three large onion shaped domes, while the gateway had two domes too. The tomb and mosque have been encroached since 1884 and are in bad shape now.


Address:

Old City, Tajpur Panch Pipli, Khamasa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380001, India

Type:

Masjid

Country:

India

State:

Gujarat

District:

Ahmedabad

Year Built:

1685

Own By:

Sardar Khan