This is alist of mosques in Telangana, that date from the 14th century. The earliest mosques in the region were built during the short-lived reign of theDelhi Sultanate, established after thedefeat of theKakatiya kingdom. These were often built with the ruins of desecrated Hindu temples, such as theDeval Masjid.
The majority of mosques are located in the Telangana capital city ofHyderabad.
In 1518,Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk established theQutb Shahi dynasty and rebuilt the fortress ofGolconda. He also commissioned theJama Mosque, which is the oldest surviving mosque in Hyderabad.[1] Successive Qutb Shahi rulers would patronize the construction of several elaborate mosques built in thedistinctive style that evolved during this period.
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah established the city of Hyderabad in 1591, which would grow to encompass Golconda. He built theCharminar as the centerpiece of the city, as well as theMecca Masjid, which is the largest mosque in the city with a capacity to accommodate 10,000 worshippers.[2] The 17th-centuryToli Masjid shows Hindu influences in its ornamentation.[3] Other mosques dating back to the Qutb Shahi period include the mosques atKhairatabad,Hayatnagar, andMusheerabad.
After a briefMughal rule, theNizams of Hyderabad ruled modern-day Telangana between 1724 and 1948. Some of the mosques from this period, such as theAfzal Gunj mosque andChowk Ke Masjid were reminiscent of the Qutb Shahi style.[4] Later mosques showed more cosmopolitan influences, such as theSpanish Mosque, drawing fromMoorish architecture.[5]
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