Attractions Of Panipat: Kabuli Shah Mosque

Kabuli Shah Mosque:

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Short Description:

The garden of Kabuli Bagh is situated at a distance of 2 km from the city of Panipat. The most popular feature of this garden is the Kabuli Shah Mosque, built by Babur. This mosque is named after the wife of Babur, Mussammat Kabuli Begum. He built this tomb  commemorate his victory over Ibrahim Lodhi.A few years later, of the construction of this tomb, a masonry platform was added to it called the Chabutra, by Humayun after he defeated Salem Shah, near Panipat.  Apart from the religious and historic significance of the "Kabuli Mosque", the attractive color combination and the marvelous architectural building.

Long Description:

The Kabli Bagh Mosque, the first Mughal monument in India was built by Babur to commemorate victory over Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi in the First Battle of Panipat (1526 AD). The mosque, situated inside an enclosure having octagonal towers on its corners, has its entrance on the north. 

The gateway, built of bricks with red sandstone, consists of a lintel bracket type opening encased in a huge arch, the spandrels of which are decorated with arched recesses encased in rectangular panels. 

The main prayer hall, square in shape, has annexes on sides and its high facade is divided in panels plastered with lime. Each of the annexes has nine bays that are crowned with hemispherical domes resting on low drums. Humayun, after defeating Salim Shah, added a masonry platform known as Chabutra-i-Fateh Mubarak.

It bears an inscription dated 1527 AD that records the name of the king and other details about its builders.The interior of the Mosque is decorated with many beautiful paintings that adds to the beauty of the sacred sanatorium. The walls of the "Kabuli Mosque" are exquisitely designed which reflects the development of the "Mughal" Art and Architecture of the golden past.


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