Miah Bari Mosque

Miah Bari Mosque or Korapur Miah Bari Mosque (Bengali: কড়াপুর মিয়াবাড়ি মসজিদ, Arabic: مسجد کڑاپور میاں باڑي‎) is a three domed ancient mosque and archaeological site located in the Barisal District of Bangladesh.[1][2] It is located in Miah Bari, in the village of North Karapur in Raipasha-Karapur Union, Barisal Sadar Upazila.

Miah Bari Mosque
মিয়া বাড়ি মসজিদ
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusmosque
OwnershipDepartment of Archaeology
Year consecrated18th century
Statusprotected
Location
LocationNorth Kurapur, Barisal District
CountryBangladesh
Architecture
StyleMughal architecture
FounderHayat Muhammad
Dome(s)3

History

According to local tradition, this Mughal architecture style mosque was built by Hayat Muhammad, the zamindar of Umedpur Pargana during the rule of the Nawabs of Bengal in the 18th century.[3] Hayat Muhammad was rebellious to the British government and exiled to Penang Island (formerly Prince of Wales island) in Malaysia. His family was stripped of Umedpur's zamindarship. It was after Hayat's return to Bengal, sixteen years later, in which he built the Miah Bari Mosque taking inspiration from the Kartalab Khan Mosque in Old Dhaka. However, some believe the mosque was built by Muhammad Jahid, the son of Hayat, in 1704.[4] The mosque is now under the protection of Department of Archaeology.

Architecture

It is a two-storey mosque with 6 doors on the ground floor and 3 on the top floor. The mosque has three domes and eight big minarets, four on the front wall and four on the back wall. In addition, there are 12 smaller minarets in the space between the front and back walls.[5]

See also

References
  1. Mosque architecture in Bangladesh. UNESCO Dhaka. 2006. p. 104. ISBN 984-32-3469-3. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. "Karapur Miah Bari Mosque". theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  3. "কড়াপুর মিঞা বাড়ী জামে মসজিদ". raipashakarapurup.barisal.gov.bd. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. "মার্কিন রাষ্ট্রদূত আজ মিয়াবাড়ি জামে মসজিদ পরিদর্শনে যাচ্ছেন". Daily Nayadiganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  5. "বরিশালের ঐতিহ্য মিয়াবাড়ি মসজিদ". banglanews24.com. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

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