Musa Khan Mosque is located on the western side of the Shahidullah Hall of Dhaka University. The mosque had an inscription tablet over the central doorway, now missing. It is traditionally ascribed to musa khan (died in 1623), son of the famous Bara Bhuiyan chief Isa khan. But the architectural style of the building does not conform to the tradition. In its panelled facade, the doorways opening out under half-domes, shouldered domes on octagonal drums and corner towers with extra minarets by their sides the so called Musa Khans Mosque bears the closest similarity with the nearby Khwaja Shahbazs Mosque (1679). A contemporary date may therefore be suggested for the building. AH Dani. (collected...)
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 17:32:33 +0000
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