Yellow Mosque

Yellow Mosque
The mosque, in 2017
Location of the mosque in West Bengal
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Hazarduari Palace complex, Murshidabad, West Bengal
Country	India
Administration	Archaeological Survey of India
Coordinates	24°11′14″N 88°16′04″E
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Indo-Islamic
Founder	Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah
Completed	c. 1757
Dome	Three
Monument of National Importance
Official name	Yellow Mosque
Reference no.	N-WB-126

The Yellow Mosque, also known as the Zurud Mosque, is a mosque located in the Hazarduari Palace complex at Murshidabad, in the state of West Bengal, India. The Yellow Mosque was built by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah in 1756–57, in the Hazarduari Palace complex, on the banks of the Bhagirathi River.

The mosque is a Monument of National Importance, managed by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

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  A map of the Nizamat Fort Campus, showing the Nizamat Imambara in yellow and other buildings surrounding it

See also

• Islam in India
• List of mosques in India
• List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal
• Nawabs of Bengal and Murshidabad

External links

Media related to Yellow Zurud Mosque (Murshidabad) at Wikimedia Commons Murshidabad travel guide from Wikivoyage