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{{short description|mosque in India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
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[[File:Dhar Plan.jpg|thumb|right|The mosque is located in the south-eastern part of the former fortified city of Dhar]]
'''Lat Masjid''' ([[IAST]]: Lāṭ Masjid, literally "Pillar Mosque") is a mosque in [[Dhar]] town of [[Madhya Pradesh]], India. Named after the [[Iron pillar of Dhar]] (called "lāṭ" in Hindi), it is also known as ''Lat ki masjid'', ''Ladh Masjid'', ''Lath Masjid'', or ''[[Jama Masjid|Jami Masjid]] of Dhar''.

== History ==
[[File:Iron pillar Dhar.jpg|thumb|left|Fragments of the [[Iron pillar of Dhar]]]]
The mosque was built in 1405 CE by [[Dilawar Khan]], the first [[Malwa Sultanate|Sultan of Malwa]]. [[Spolia]] from [[Hindu temple|Hindu]] and [[Jainism|Jain]] temples were used in its construction.{{sfn|Balasubramaniam|2002|p=118}}{{sfn|Balasubramaniam|Kumar|2003|p=2452}}<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://insa.nic.in/writereaddata/UpLoadedFiles/IJHS/Vol37_1_1_RBalasubramaniam.pdf |title=Studies on ancient Indian OCP Period Copper |journal=Indian Journal of History of Science |volume=37 |publisher=National Institute of Sciences of India |year=2002 |page=118 }}</ref>

The mosque is named after a now-fragmented [[iron pillar of Dhar|iron pillar]] (called ''lat'' in [[Hindi]]), which is located in its compound.<ref name="ASI_Bhopal"/>

== Architecture ==

The pillars and carved [[bracket (architecture)|brackets]] from the former temples can be seen in the [[colonnade]] of the mosque's inner courtyard.<ref name="BL_Lat">{{cite web |url=http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/i/019pho000430s32u00018000.html |title=Interior of the Lat Masjid, [Dhar] |publisher=British Library |access-date=19 May 2016 }}</ref> Hindu and Jain-style carvings can be seen on these pillars.{{sfn|Balasubramaniam|2002|p=118}} One of the two gates of the mosque is also of [[Jain]] style.<ref name="ASI_Bhopal">{{cite web |url=http://www.asibhopal.nic.in/monument/dhar_dhar_lat%20kimasjid.html |title=Lat ki masjid |publisher=Archaeological Survey of India, Bhopal Circle |access-date=19 May 2016 }}</ref> The [[mihrab]]s and [[minbar]] of the mosque were designed by the Muslims.{{sfn|Balasubramaniam|2002|p=118}}

<gallery mode="packed" caption="Photographs by [[Annemarie Schwarzenbach]], 1939-1940">
File:CH-NB - Britisch-Indien, Dhar- Lat Masjid ("Pillar Mosque") - Annemarie Schwarzenbach - SLA-Schwarzenbach-A-5-22-135.jpg
File:CH-NB - Britisch-Indien, Dhar- Lat Masjid ("Pillar Mosque") - Annemarie Schwarzenbach - SLA-Schwarzenbach-A-5-22-133.jpg
File:CH-NB - Britisch-Indien, Dhar- Lat Masjid ("Pillar Mosque") - Annemarie Schwarzenbach - SLA-Schwarzenbach-A-5-22-137.jpg
File:CH-NB - Britisch-Indien, Dhar- Lat Masjid ("Pillar Mosque") - Annemarie Schwarzenbach - SLA-Schwarzenbach-A-5-22-131.jpg
File:CH-NB - Britisch-Indien, Dhar- Lat Masjid ("Pillar Mosque") - Annemarie Schwarzenbach - SLA-Schwarzenbach-A-5-22-138.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

=== Bibliography ===

* {{cite journal |url=http://home.iitk.ac.in/~bala/journalpaper/journal/journalpaper_23.pdf |title=A new study of the Dhar iron pillar |first=R. |last=Balasubramaniam |journal=Indian Journal of History of Science |volume=37 |year=2002 |pages=115–151 }}
* {{cite journal |url=http://home.iitk.ac.in/~bala/journalpaper/journal/journalpaper_34.pdf |title=Corrosion resistance of the Dhar iron pillar |first1=R. |last1=Balasubramaniam |first2=A.V. Ramesh |last2=Kumar |journal=Corrosion Science |volume=45 |issue=11 |year=2003 |pages=2451–2465 |doi=10.1016/S0010-938X(03)00074-X }}

[[Category:Dhar]]
[[Category:Mosques in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:15th-century mosques]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures converted into mosques]]

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