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Shah Najaf Imambara is one of the several imambaras in Lucknow.

History

Shah Najaf Imambara was constructed by Nawab Ghazi-ud-Din Haider in 1818,[1][2] the last nawab wazir and the first King of the Oudh state in 1818 to 1827. The building was named after the term Shah-e-Najaf (King of Najaf) which is an allusion to Ali.[3] This imambara served as Ghazi-ud-Din Haider's mausoleum. His three wives Sarfaraz Mahal, Mubarak Mahal and Mumtaz Mahal are also buried there.[citation needed]

The thick walls around the mosque are said to have withstonod the heavy gun fires of British naval brigade during their advance in 1857.[4]

Location

Shah Najaf Imambara is located near Gomti river on the Rana Pratap Road almost 4 kilometres away from the Bada Imambara.[2][5] It is close to the Sikandar Bagh Chauraha and is flanked by National Botanical Research Institute on one side. The monuments is quite close to Hazratganj market.

  • Mosque in 2013
    Mosque in 2013
  • Shah Najaf in the 1890s
    Shah Najaf in the 1890s
  • Illustration of Shah Najaf Mosque on postcard of Raphael Tuck & Sons
    Illustration of Shah Najaf Mosque on postcard of Raphael Tuck & Sons
  • Decorations on the observance of Muharram
    Decorations on the observance of Muharram
  • Interiors of the Mosque
    Interiors of the Mosque

See also

References

  1. ^ Haider, Sanobar (2018). "The Architecture of the Imamabadas in Lucknow; Imambada Sibtainabad". International Journal of History and Research. 8 (2): 1–10. doi:10.24247/ijhrdec20181.
  2. ^ a b "India - Monograph Series, Part VII-B, Vol-I, Uttar Pradesh - Census 1961". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Shah Najaf Imambara | Save Our Heritage". Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  4. ^ "SHAH NAJAF MOSQUE - TuckDB Postcards". tuckdbpostcards.org. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Shahnajaf Imambara | Welcome to UP Tourism-Official Website of Department of Tourism, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India". uptourism.gov.in. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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