Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
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Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque is one of the earliest and most significant Indo-Islamic mosques in India, built in the late 12th century within Delhi’s Qutb complex using materials from demolished Hindu and Jain temples.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque canonical | 8 |
| Quwat-ul-Islam Mosque | 2 |
| Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Islamic architecture
ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
ⓘ
surface form:
Quwat-ul-Islam Mosque
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque ⓘ
surface form:
Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid
|
| architecturalStyle |
Indo-Islamic
ⓘ
early Sultanate ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Delhi Sultanate
ⓘ
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi ⓘ |
| builder |
Qutb al-Din Aibak
ⓘ
surface form:
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
|
| constructionEnd | circa 1198 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1192 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| era | late 12th century ⓘ |
| expandedBy |
Alauddin Khalji
ⓘ
Iltutmish ⓘ |
| governingBody | Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
corbelled arches
ⓘ
courtyard mosque plan ⓘ hypostyle prayer hall ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minbar ⓘ ornamented pillars ⓘ screen of arches ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| inscriptionsLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Nagari ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Delhi
ⓘ
Delhi Sultanate ⓘ Mehrauli ⓘ National Capital Territory of Delhi ⓘ Qutb complex ⓘ South Delhi ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
reused temple pillars
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ spolia from Hindu temples ⓘ spolia from Jain temples ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Alai Darwaza
ⓘ
Alai Minar ⓘ
surface form:
Alai Minar (unfinished)
Iron Pillar of Delhi ⓘ Qutb Minar ⓘ |
| partOf | Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi ⓘ |
| patron |
Qutb al-Din Aibak
ⓘ
surface form:
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the earliest examples of Indo-Islamic architecture
ⓘ
one of the earliest surviving mosques in India ⓘ symbol of establishment of Muslim rule in North India ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1993 ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid
this entity surface form:
Quwat-ul-Islam Mosque
subject surface form:
Tomb of Iltutmish
subject surface form:
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
this entity surface form:
Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid
subject surface form:
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
this entity surface form:
Quwat-ul-Islam Mosque