Rani Sipri’s Mosque

Ahmedabad (Amdavad)


This small mosque near the ST bus stand is also known as the Masjid-e-Nagira (Jewel of a Mosque) because of its graceful construction, with delicately carved minarets and a domed tomb with fine jali screens. It was commissioned in 1514 by Rani Sipri, the Hindu wife of Sultan Mahmud Begada; after her death, she was buried here. Ask the caretaker to unlock the dark and dusty room containing the queen's tomb.


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