← Back to the Atlas

Heritage record

Bodhesar Mosque

SindhMosqueProtected
It is a small three domed mosque which was built by Alauddin in 1449 CE under order of Muhammad Shah, while according to another version it was built in 1439 CE by Mehmood Shah Bin Zaffar Shah, ruler of Gujrat while still other sources place this ruler and construction year as 1505 CE. The mosque has two inscriptions. The chamber is supported by marble pillars and stone beams. The remaining structure including the boundary wall of the mosque is of local dressed sandy lime stone.
Record ID
5497
Province / territory
Sindh
District
Tharparkar
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Mosque
Period
Historic
Legal status
Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992) (instrument: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992))
Coordinates
24.39916, 70.73102 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Jansen, Michael, Yasmeen Lari. (2015). Inventory of Cultural Property in the Province of Sindh, Pakistan, 2015. Government of Sindh, Vol 4.

Found an error in this record? Submit a correction — quote record ID 5497.

Pakistan's Heritage Digital Ecosystem: Heritage Atlas · PWHI · Visual Record · Forum