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{{Infobox mosque
| religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]
| location = [[Jaunpur]]
| architecture_style = [[Sharqi architecture|Sharqi]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Ruchika |date=2017-07-20 |title=In Taj Mahal’s shadow, the heritage of Jaunpur is rapidly decaying for want of state help |url=https://scroll.in/article/844128/in-taj-mahals-shadow-the-heritage-of-jaunpur-is-rapidly-decaying-for-want-of-state-help |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref>
| year_completed = 1430
}}

'''Jhanjhari Masjid''', or '''Jhanjhari Mosque''' is a mosque located in [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]], in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh — the land of ‘Shahi’ forts, mosques and more |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/places/jaunpur-in-uttar-pradesh-the-land-of-fort-mosques-and-more/cid/1931639 |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jhanjhari Masjid {{!}} District Jaunpur, Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://jaunpur.nic.in/tourist-place/jhanjhari-masjid/ |access-date=2023-08-09 |language=en-US}}</ref> Located in the Sipah area of Jaunpur on the banks of the river [[Gomti River|Gomti]], the mosque was constructed in 1430 by Ibrahim Shah, the ruler of the [[Jaunpur Sultanate]].

== History ==
The mosque was commissioned by Ibrahim Shah during the reign of the [[Jaunpur Sultanate]]. It was built in honour of Hazrat Said Sadr Jahan Ajmali.<ref name=":0" />

A significant portion of this mosque was demolished by [[Sikandar Khan Lodi|Sikandar Lodi]] and the stones were used in construction of other monuments, most notably, the [[Shahi Bridge|Shahi bridge]]. It suffered further damage by floods of the river [[Gomti River|Gomti]].<ref name=":0" />

== Description ==
It consists of a towering arched gateway upon which are Arabic inscriptions in the Tughra script. An excerpt from [[Al-Baqara|Surah Baqara]] is inscribed on the two sides of the arch, and a [[hadith]] is inscribed on the base of the pointed arch.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Führer |first=Alois Anton |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=a2VBAQAAIAAJ&source=gbs_book_other_versions |title=The Sharqi Architecture of Jaunpur: With Notes on Zafarabad, Sahet-Mahet and Other Places in the Northwestern Provinces and Oudh |date=1889 |publisher=Superintendent of Government Printing, India |pages=41—42 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://indiamosques.wordpress.com/2020/06/28/jhanjhari-masjid-jaunpur/ Blog post containing an image of the mosque]
[[Category:Mosques in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Jaunpur Sultanate]]

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Ajay Kumar at 08:31, 10 August 2023