Sayed Jamaluddin Mosque

Sayed Jamaluddin Mosque
Sayed Jamaluddin Mosque
Bengali: সৈয়দ জামালুদ্দিনের মসজিদ; Arabic: مسجد سيد جمال الدين;
	The former mosque in 2008
Religion
Affiliation	Islam (former)
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque (former)
Status	Inactive;; (partial ruinous state)
Location
Location	Hooghly district, West Bengal
Country	India
	Location of the former mosque in West Bengal
Geographic coordinates	22°57′37″N 88°22′11″E / 22.96028°N 88.36972°E
Architecture
Style	Indo-Islamic
Completed	936 AH (1529/1530 CE)
Specifications
Minaret(s)	One (partial ruins)
Materials	Brick; terracotta
Monument of National Importance
Official name	Mosque & Tombs
Reference no.	N-WB-70

The Sayed Jamaluddin Mosque (Bengali: সৈয়দ জামালুদ্দিনের মসজিদ; Arabic: مسجد سيد جمال الدين) is a former mosque and archaeological site, now in partial ruins, located in the ancient city of Saptagram in Hooghly district, West Bengal. The mosque was built during the reign of the Bengali sultan Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah.^[1] The structure is a Monument of National Importance.^[2]

History

A stone foundation plaque attached to the mosque states that it was constructed by Sayed Jamaluddin, son of Sayed Fakhruddin of Amol during the reign of Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah. The date mentioned in the inscription is Ramadan 936 AH (1529/1530 CE), in the month of May. Within the mosque complex are three tombs, which belong to Sayed Fakhruddin, his wife, and his eunuch.^[3]

Architecture

It is a unique brick built mosque decorated with terracotta ornamentation. It represents the terracotta elements of the Indo-Islamic architecture of Bengal.^[4] There are three tombs in the mosque complex.

At present^[when?] the ruined mosque is under the maintenance of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).^[1]^[5]^[6]