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Bodhesar Mosque

Type: Monument - Mosque
Province: Sindh
District: Tharparkar
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1206 - 1526 CE
Description: It is a small three domed mosque which was built by Alauddin in 1449 CE under order of Muhammad Shah, while according to another version it was built in 1439 CE by Mehmood Shah Bin Zaffar Shah, ruler of Gujrat while still other sources place this ruler and construction year as 1505 CE. The mosque has two inscriptions. The chamber is supported by marble pillars and stone beams. The remaining structure including the boundary wall of the mosque is of local dressed sandy lime stone.
Latitude: 24.399163889
Longitude: 70.731022222
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 4
Year of Publication: 2015
Bibliography/Reference: Jansen, Michael, Yasmeen Lari
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