1843 Breton print ATALA MOSQUE, JAUNPUR, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (#10)

Description: Breton_010 1843 Breton print ATALA MOSQUE, JAUNPUR, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (#10) Nice print titled Atoula-Khan-Mesjid a Juanpour (Inde), from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring, approx. page size is 26.5 x 17 cm, approx. image size is 16 x 11 cm. From: Ernest Breton, Monuments de tous les peuples, Paris. Atala Mosque, Jaunpur Atala Masjid or Atala Mosque is a 14th-century mosque in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of the chief tourist attractions in Jaunpur. It is located 2.2 km north-northeast of Jaunpur, 7.3 km northwest of Zafarābād, 16.8 km north-northeast of Mariāhū, 26.3 km west-northwest of Kirākat. Atala Devi Temple was built by King Vijayachandra of the Gahadavala dynasty around 1155 A.D. Atala Devi is a Hindu goddess; She was believed to change fate, which is even unavoidable of inexorable fate. Atala Devi Temple was destroyed by Ibrahim Naib Barbak, step brother of Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq III (1351–1388 CE). Temple was demolished in 1364 CE, Ibrahim started construction in 1377 CE and completed the mosque in 1408 CE. Even Though, the outer structure is changed, the inner walls, pillars of this masjid have retained the original hindu temple structures. A Madarsa named Madarsa Din Dunia is housed in central courtyard of the mosque. The Mosque is on the List of Monuments/Sites of Archaeological Survey of India of Directorate of Archaeology, (U.P.) and on list List of Monuments of Archaeological Survey of India. William Hodges in his book Select Views in India mentions this mosque. The Gazetteer of Jaunpur district dated 1908 CE, written by H.R. Nevill, the district collector of Jaunpur, confirms the destruction and construction dates. According to the gazetteer, there stood an equally large temple of Mukatghat, built by Raja Vijaya Chandra of Kannauj, the father of Jayachandra/Jaichand (father-in-law of Prithviraj Chauhan). The style of Atala Masjid's architecture is known as Sharqi Style. Even Though, the outer structure is changed, the inner walls, pillars of this masjid have retained the original hindu temple The impressive central dome almost 17 meters high above the ground can not be noticed from the front because of the presence of a tall tower (at 23 meters). Jaunpur city, southeastern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It straddles the Gomati River northwest of Varanasi (Benares). Jaunpur probably was originally founded in the 11th century but was washed away by Gomati floods. It was rebuilt in 1359 by Fīrūz Shah Tughluq, whose fort still stands. The city was the capital of the independent Muslim kingdom of the Sharqī dynasty (1394–1479). It was conquered by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1559 and fell under British rule in 1775. Jaunpur contains several old mosques, including the Aṭalā Mosque (1408) and the Jāmiʿ Masjid (1478). A splendid bridge, built in the 16th century, spans the Gomati. An important road and rail junction, it is also an agricultural market with more than half of its own area devoted to gardening. Almost the entire alluvial plain around the city is under cultivation, much of it irrigated. Crops include rice, corn (maize), barley, and sugarcane. The area has long suffered greatly from floods and droughts. Perfume is the principal industrial product. The city houses numerous colleges of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University. Pop. (2001) 160,055.

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