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Koh-e Maula Ali

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Creator(s)
patron: naqqarkhanah gate by Maharaja Chandulal Bahadur (Indian (South Asian), 1776-1845)
Time period
creation date: ca. 1578, creation date: majority of buildings, 1810s-1840s
Location
Site: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India)
Cultural context
Indian (South Asian)
Islamic
Description
400 stairs brings you to a place of worship built by the Asif Jahis. The Moula Ali Dargah was built in the memory of Hazrat Ali, the son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad. Legend has it that Yakoob, a eunuch in the court of Ibrahim Quli, went to the hill after he saw Hazrat Ali seated on it. To his surprise, he saw the impression Ali's palm on a stone, which he had dreamt. He had the impression cut out and installed in a shrine. Ibrahim Shah later built a mosque beside the dargah. A Ashurkhana , a Baradari (pavilion) and an Nqqar khana (place for beating drums) were built during the Qutb Shahi period.
general view, entrance gate, 1862
Work type
Shrine (structure)
Complex
Religious building
Medium
masonry
stone
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