Type: Monument - Mosque
Province: Sindh
District: Dadu
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 18th Century CE
Description: In the midst of the ruins of the old town of Khudabad stands the great massive Kalhora period (18th Century CE) Jamia Masjid. It is lavishly decorated with enameled tiles. The entrance of the mosque is lavishly decorated with panels of local Sindhi tiles on either side. It was built of Mian Yar Muhammad Kalhoro during his reign (1701-1718 CE). The floral patterns are disposed more or less in geometrical forms. It represents a tall and graceful plant lily order whose leaves, flowers and buds sprout from the central stem and fall over right and left in easy natural curves. The prayer chamber is divided into two equal compartments. The eastern compartment, a roofless one is a small hall. The hall seems to have a low flat roof, providing an access to the gallery achieved at the squinch level of the western domed compartment. Massive piers supporting the elegant arches divide the western hall into three aisles, the central one larger in side than the flanking one. Each bay has an arched mihrab sunk in the western wall.
Latitude: 26.646869444
Longitude: 67.739716667
Ownership: Federal Government
Legal Status: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992)
Title of Publication: Inventory of Cultural Property in the Province of Sindh, Pakistan, 2015
Published In: Government of Sindh, Vol 1
Year of Publication: 2015
Bibliography/Reference: Jansen, Michael, Yasmeen Lari
