page_title: Achut Bibi's Mosque
section_title: History and architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Achut Bibi's Mosque / History and architecture
caption_attribution_description: Image taken from: Title: "Architecture at Ahmedabad, the Capital of Goozerat, photographed by Colonel Biggs, ... With an historical and descriptive sketch, by T. C. H., ... and architectural notes by J. Fergusson, etc" Author: HOPE, Theodore Cracraft - Sir, K.C.S.I Contributor: BIGGS, Thomas. Contributor: FERGUSSON, James - Architect Shelfmark: "British Library HMNTS 10057.f.17.", "British Library OC V 6665" Page: 291 Place of Publishing: London Date of Publishing: 1866 Issuance: monographic Identifier: 001730119 Note: The colours, contrast and appearance of these illustrations are unlikely to be true to life. They are derived from scanned images that have been enhanced for machine interpretation and have been altered from their originals. If you wish to purchase a high quality copy of the page that this image is drawn from, please order it here. Please note that you will need to enter details from the above list - such as the shelfmark, the page, the book's volume and so on - when filling out your order. Following this or the link above will take you to the British Library's integrated catalogue. You will be able to download a PDF of the book this image is taken from, as well as view the pages up close with the 'itemViewer'. Click on the 'related items' to search for the electronic version of this work. Click here to see all the illustrations in this book and click here to browse other illustrations published in books in the same year. Please click on the tags shown on the right-hand side for other ways to browse the illustrations.
context_page_description: Achut Bibi's Mosque and Tomb, also known as Shahi Masjid locally, is a medieval mosque and tomb complex on the bank of Sabarmati river in Dudheshwar, Ahmedabad, India.
context_section_description: Achut [Achhut] Bibi's mosque was built in 1469  by Haji Malik Bahauddin, entitled Imad ul-Mulk, one of Mahmud Begada's (1459-1511) ministers, for his wife Bibi Achut Kuki whose tomb is close by. Very little is known about Bibi Achut Kuki. Possibly she was an important member of royal harem.
  The mosque and tomb are enclosed in stone walls. The entrance has two arches and two minarets with Indo-Islamic architecture. Its large enclosure was once adorned by seven minarets, three at the outer and two at the inner entrance, and two on the mosque itself. Except the lower parts of the mosque minarets, all seven were thrown down and destroyed in the 1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake.
  The tomb complex of Bibi Achut Kuki is located on the south end of the mosque. It is an open canopy with thirty two pillars and eight domes under which several unmarked tombs are located. The exact tomb of Bibi is not identifiable as flagstones are missing. The tomb and mosque was again damaged in 2001 Gujarat earthquake and was restored by Archaeological Survey of India. The structures are also threatened by encroachments.
caption: The tomb, 1866
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