Mahabat Maqbara, Junagadh, Gujarat.

Mahabat (not Mohabbat) Maqbara Palace, also Mausoleum of Bahaduddinbhai Hasainbhai, is a mausoleum in Junagadh, India. 



It is one of the major tourist attractions especially in Junagadh. Mahabat Maqbara is once a palace used by the Nawabs of Junagadh as their home and was built in 1892. The construction was started by Mahabat Khanji in 1878 and was completed by his successor Bahadur Khanji in 1892. 


Mahabat Maqbara Palace is also called as the Mosque of Bahaduddinbhai Hasainbhai and is one of the most important historical monuments in Junagadh.

This striking structure rising from out of nowhere is the mausoleum of Wazir Bahaduddinbhai Hasainbhai, one of the chief nobles in the Court of Nawab Mahabat Khan II of Junagadh. Construction on the yellow-walled complex began in 1878 by Mahabat Khanji and was completed in 1892 by his successor, Bahadur Khanji. Over a decade’s worth of work culminated in elaborate carvings on the buildings’ inner and outer façades, fine arches, French-style windows, columns and shining silver doorways. On the adjacent mosque, each minaret is encircled from top to bottom with winding staircases. Both buildings topped with distinctive “onion dome” rooflines.


The architecture of the tomb is a blend of Hindu, Islamic and European architectures. Bahauddin Makbara was constructed by Sheikh Bahauddin with his own funds during the period A.D 1891-1896. The monument is located inside the city in a very busy area. The place has two complexes, an older one and another new one. The older complex has a remarkable architecture with stone carvings, vertical columns, dedicated carved columns, cornices, arches and domes. The portals are decorated in silver and the onion shaped dome is a splendor to watch. The dome or complex has four minarets on the four corners with pirouetting spiral staircase. The minarets have rich stone carvings and large silver doors. There are also several Haveli's inside the Maqbara which have the best wood carvings and jharokhas which resemble the Gujarat domestic architecture. The old monument is a combination of Gothic and Indo-Islamic architecture.

Picture Credit: Parth Vaghela
Location: Junagadh, Gujarat, India

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