According to an inscription (preserved in bangladesh national museum, Dhaka), the mosque was constructed in 1019 AH (1610-1611 AD) during the reign of Emperor jahangir by Sayeed Khan Panni, son of Baizid Khan Panni, in honour of Shah Baba Kashmiri. Atiya came into prominence after the arrival of a great saint Shah Baba Kashmiri, who propagated Islam in this part of Benga

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An assignment on Architecture of Bengal
A T I Y A M O S Q U E , T A N G A I L
Submitted by:
5th
year, Architecture Discipline,
Khulna University Khulna
Md. Zamanur Rahaman Tarafder
Student ID : 080125

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According to an inscription (preserved in bangladesh national museum, Dhaka), the mosque
was constructed in 1019 AH (1610-1611 AD) during the reign of Emperor jahangir by
Sayeed Khan Panni, son of Baizid Khan Panni, in honour of Shah Baba Kashmiri. Atiya
came into prominence after the arrival of a great saint Shah Baba Kashmiri, who propagated
Islam in this part of Bengal .
Fig1: Atiya mosque, Front view Source: http://bdtrek.blogspot.com/2014/01/atia-mosque-
tangaildhaka-bangladesh.html
Location: Atiya, Delduar Upazilla, Tangail
Date of construction: 1019 AH
Initiator: Sayeed Khan Panni
Fig2: View from west Fig3: Side views Fig4: Side views
Source of fig 2,3,4: www.panaromio.com/ Shadat Singair

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General features 12
1. Size: Small in size, measuring externally 18.29m x 12.19m with 2.23m thick walls.
2. Plan: Rectangular type plan with fore rooms, consisting of a square single domed
prayer chamber and an attached rectangular corridor on the eastern side covered with
another three smaller domes.
3. Entrance: Eastern facade has three arched entrances; the middle one is slightly larger
than the others. The arches are of the four-centered variety. The main prayer chamber
is accessible from the corridor through three smaller doorways. The mosque has four
other openings, two each on the south and north sides.
4. Mihrab: On the qibla wall there are three decorated mihrabs, the central one has an
external projection on the west side.
5. Corner turret: At the four outer corners are huge octagonal towers, marked by
horizontal mouldings at regular intervals. The towers divided into stages by string
courses, rise up to the roof and are crowned by flat fluted cupolas with lotus and
kalasa finials.
1
www.banglapedia .org
2
Mosque architecture of Bangladesh
Fig5: Ground floor plan (North upward) Source: Mosque architecture in Bangladesh

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5. Support of Domes: Main dome of the mosque is carried on squinches, and rests on
an octagonal drum and the three over the eastern corridor are carried on pendentives.
6. Feature of the domes: The three smaller domes were originally fluted. The main
dome is the crowning feature of the mosque,. The domes have kalasa finials on a
lotus base and blind merlons around their drums.
7. Cornice & parapet: Cornice is curvilinear and prominently carved and the parapet is
battlemented.
8. Ornamentation: Terracotta and carved brick ornamentation are found. Structural
feature of the Bengali villager’s plaited grass huts is reflected in the close-set panel-
decoration of the facade of Atiya Mosque.
Source: Mosque architecture in BangladeshFig6: East elevation

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Stylistic evolution: a transformation from Mughal to Bengal
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The architecture of the Khan E Jahan style: Context and influence by Md. Ali Naqi
Fig7: Tomb of Khan E Jahan Fig8: Kadam sharif , Murshidabad
Source: Author Source: eBanglapedia
Pre-Mughal Architecture in
Bengal 3
Mughal Architecture in the
then India
1. Exposed Brick façade
2. Lack of external decorations
3. Curvilinear cornice : interpretation
of Bengal hut-thatch roof
4. No battlemented parapet at all.
5. Less prominent corner turret
having horizontal molding with
regular interval
1. Plastered façade.
2. External decorations available
3. Straight cornice
4. Battlemented parapet
5. Prominent corner turret.
6. Horizontal molding on corner
turrets with irregular interval
Mughal Architecture in
Bengal
1. Richly ornamented façade
2. Curvilinear cornice
3. Battlemented parapet
4. Prominent corner turret having
horizontal molding at regular
intervals.

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Conclusion:
In the early Islamic phase, Bengal mosque architecture was slightly influenced by Tughlaq
style of imperial Delhi 3
as well as the existing temple architecture and conventional Bengal
house. But in Mughal phase, like in Atiya Mosque in Tangail, it was influenced by the
Mughal style but in a transformed version as if the juxtaposition of these two different style.
This architectural edifice represents a transitional phase of Mughal Islamic architecture to
pure Bengali architecture.
References:
1. www.Banglapedia.org
2. Mosque architecture of Bangladesh
3. The architecture of the Khan E Jahan style: Context and influence by Md. Ali Naqi