| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | DL09011501 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Grave and Mosque of Motamad Khan |
| State / राज्य | Delhi |
| District / जिला | South |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | Others |
| Manual Sub District | Mehrauli |
| Village / गाँव | Others |
| Manual Village | Mehrauli |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | Medieval - मध्यकाल |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
C. 17th - 18th Cent. CE |
| Sub Period | 1673-74 A.D. |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | Dargah of Qutub Sahib, Mehrauli, to the west of the gateway of Maulana Fakhruddin |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | 28 31 10 |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | 77 10 49 |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | Approx. 250 m south-west of Mehrauli bus stand and Approx. 1.7 km north of north-west of Qutub Minar metro station, Immediately south of tomb of Qutub Sahib, Mehrauli |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | IGI |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | Nizamuddin |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | Mehrauli |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | Others- अन्य |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | It lies in area between the flood plain of river Yamuna and Delhi Ridge. Delhi Ridge is a Northern extension of ancient Aravalli Range. |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | Motamad Khan was a noble in the court of Aurangzeb and he is buried in this fine enclosure. This beautiful enclosure with a mosque within the Dargah complex was probably built in the memory of Motamad Khan. |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
No significant information is available on the site except the fact that it is associated with Motamad Khan. |
| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | Mughal - मुग़ल |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
The simplistic mosque has five chambers and is entered through a well decorated arched entrance. The western Qibla wall has five mihrab recesses. The central mihrab is deep and emphasized by raising of the wall. Over the gateway and the north and south walls, there are decorative kangura battlement design made in incised plaster work. The mosque is roofed by flat sandstone slabs and the supporting columns are 12-sided. The central mihrab is in white marble. The exterior of the mosque has lime washed. The marble cladded plaster grave of Motamad Khan lies in the center of the inner courtyard which is damaged. There is also a temporary erection of asbestos roof on rectangular rafter and pillars which partially covers the courtyard. |
| Structure material and other material संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
The building is built of rubble masonry and local stone up to plinth level. Red sandstone has been used as principal building material. |
| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | Living Monument - प्रयोग |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | It is being used as mosque for religious purposes. |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | Public - जनता |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | Unprotected- असंरक्षित |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास |
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| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | INTACH, Delhi Chapter |
| Name / नाम | Delhi The Built Heritage - A listing, Vol-2 |
| Year / वर्ष | 1999 |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Published |
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