Twilight of the Sultanate c16.s1.25

c16.s1.25

In the sphere of mosque construction the Saiyyads could not boast of any large ones of the public or congregational order;¹⁵ but with the accession of Sikandar Lodī, a new leaf is turned in this field. A devout Musalman, he is said to have built mosques throughout his kingdom.¹⁶ But most of them were of a private nature, mostly attached to the tombs. However, there are some notable structures like the mosque attached to the Bara Gumbad and Moth Ki Masjid, which in their specialised form of design provide a motif for Jamala Masjid (constructed in 1536) and Qila Kuhna Masjid of Sher Shāh (built in C 1550) in the last of which they ultimately reach perfection.