KALPAVRIKSHA ~ CHAMPANER & RANAKPUR JAIN TEMPLE ceilings.
Very likely that Mohammed Begada built this mosque after destroying the Jain temple there. The KALPAVRIKSHA on the ceiling at the mosque & the one at the Ranakpur Jain temple are a testament to it.
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Very likely that Mohammed Begada built this mosque after destroying the Jain temple there. The KALPAVRIKSHA on the ceiling at the mosque & the one at the Ranakpur Jain temple are a testament to it.
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From 1418 until 1450, Khichis managed to fight off the Muslim rulers of Ahmedabad, thanks to the protection provided by the hill. However, in 1483, when Mahmud Begada's captain, Malik Asad, was raiding through Champaner, he was attacked & killed by Raval Jaisingh.
What ensued in the following years was the complete defeat of the Rajputs by Sultan Begada. The hill was surrounded & the fort held under siege for more than a year & was finally captured on 17 November 1484, when Kivamul Mulk & Malik Ayaz Sultani penetrated the walls & broke…
the main gate, destroyed the army and injured the leaders of the Rajput . Raval Jaisingh was wounded and for six months was given amnesty but was then killed since he refused to convert to Islam.
Raval's son, however, converted to Islam & was made a noble with title "Nizam-ul-Mulk". After the fort was seized, Mahmud renamed the city "Muhmudabad Champaner". It was during this period that Mahmud laid the foundation stone for his mosque.
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By @Shankar99659319
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By @Shankar99659319
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