Bahram Jung Mosque

Bahram Jung Mosque
Bahram Jung Mosque
பஹ்ராம் ஜங் மஸ்ஜித்
	The mosque in 2009
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Anna Salai, Nandanam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Country	India
	Location of the mosque in Chennai
Geographic coordinates	13°03′46″N 80°15′52″E / 13.062765105506537°N 80.26431232073354°E
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Mughal
Creator	Muhammad Abdullah Qadir Nawaz Khan Bahadur Bahram Jung
Groundbreaking	1789
Completed	1795
Specifications
Dome(s)	One
Minaret(s)	One

The Bahram Jung Mosque (Tamil: பஹ்ராம் ஜங் மஸ்ஜித்), also known as the Nandanam Mosque, is a Sunni mosque located in the Nandanam neighbourhood of Chennai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mosque was constructed between 1789 and 1795 by Muhammad Abdullah Qadir Nawaz Khan Bahadur Bahram Jung, a poet in the court of Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah, the Nawab of the Carnatic.^[1]

Bahram Jung and his younger brother, Hafiz Ahmad Khan, who constructed the Hafiz Ahmad Khan Mosque, incurred huge expenses on part of the Carnatic state that on the death of Wallajah's successor, Umdat ul-Umara, the lands belonging to the brothers were confiscated by the East India Company.^[1]

Completed in the Mughal style, the architecture of the mosque reflects the grandeur of Islamic design during the Mughal period. The mosque has many intricate carvings and ornate decorations.^[2]

The mosque is situated adjacent to Anna Salai, an arterial road.

References

^ ^a ^b Muthiah, S., ed. (2008). Madras, Chennai: A 400-year record of the first city of Modern India. Vol. 1. Palaniappa Brothers. p. 125.
^ "Famous mosques in Chennai". Chennai Properties. 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.

[Muthiah-1] Muthiah, S., ed. (2008). Madras, Chennai: A 400-year record of the first city of Modern India. Vol. 1. Palaniappa Brothers. p. 125.

[2] "Famous mosques in Chennai". Chennai Properties. 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.

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