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State Pakistan
City/site Banbhore
Mosque name Mosque phase I
Primary reference Ashfaque, S.M., 1969. “The Grand Mosque of Banbhore”, Pakistan Archaeology 6: 182-209.
Additional reference I Khan, Fazal A., 1963. Banbhore: A Preliminary Report on the Recent Archaeological Excavations at Banbhore, revised edition, [Karachi]: Department of Archaeology and Museums.
Additional reference II Ishtiak Khan, Muhammad, 2002. "The Grand Mosque of Banbhore: A Reappraisal”, Ancient Pakistan 15: 1-9.
Additional reference III Ghafur, M.A., 1966. “Fourteen Kufic Inscriptions of Banbhore”, Pakistan Archaeology 3: 65-90.
Additional reference IV Quadri, Zahira (ed.), 2019. Sindh Antiquities 5(2). https://saj.sindhculture.gov.pk/index.php/archives/19-sindh-antiquities-bi-annual-journal-vol-5-no-2-2019 (free download)
Additional reference V Mughal, Mohammad Rafique, 2012. “Early Islamic Glazed Pottery from Banbhore and its Connections with Contemporary Cities during 8th to 11th Centuries CE”, in: Mokammal H. Bhuiyan (ed.), Studies in Heritage of South Asia, Dhaka: Heritage Management & Research, 332-341.
Latitude 24.752218
Longitude 67.522037
Location: exact/approximate exact
Date of the mosque according to former research 700-750
Date basis: historical texts, mosque parallels, inscriptions, datable objects, C14, stratigraphy, construction techniques stratigraphy and inscriptions
Early datable evidence unglazed pottery under the mosque foundations, perhaps pre-Islamic
Additional datable evidence I an inscription on the site, 239/854 (originally read 109/727)
Additional datable evidence II Umayyad coins, 95/714
Concluded date for the mosque t.a.q. 854
Basis for mosque identification (in addition to orientation) the form of the structure
An earlier sanctuary: church/other debatable
A mihrab is present perhaps a stone slab
A courtyard is present yes
An evidence for columns or piers exists yes
Construction materials stone
Floor clay
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
מספר 83
מדינה פקיסטן
עיר/אתר בנבהורה
שם המסגד שלב א' של המסגד
הפניה 1 Ashfaque, S.M., 1969. “The Grand Mosque of Banbhore”, Pakistan Archaeology 6: 182-209.
הפניה 2 Khan, Fazal A., 1963. Banbhore: A Preliminary Report on the Recent Archaeological Excavations at Banbhore, revised edition, [Karachi]: Department of Archaeology and Museums.
הפניה 3 Ishtiak Khan, Muhammad, 2002. "The Grand Mosque of Banbhore: A Reappraisal”, Ancient Pakistan 15: 1-9.
הפניה 4 Ghafur, M.A., 1966. “Fourteen Kufic Inscriptions of Banbhore”, Pakistan Archaeology 3: 65-90.
הפניה 5 Quadri, Zahira (ed.), 2019. Sindh Antiquities 5(2). https://saj.sindhculture.gov.pk/index.php/archives/19-sindh-antiquities-bi-annual-journal-vol-5-no-2-2019 (להורדה)
הפניה 6 Mughal, Mohammad Rafique, 2012. “Early Islamic Glazed Pottery from Banbhore and its Connections with Contemporary Cities during 8th to 11th Centuries CE”, in: Mokammal H. Bhuiyan (ed.), Studies in Heritage of South Asia, Dhaka: Heritage Management & Research, 332-341.
קו רוחב 24.752218
קו אורך 67.522037
מקום: מדויק/משוער מדויק
תאריך המסגד על פי מחקרים קודמים 700-750
תארוך המסגד מבוסס על: מקורות הסטוריים (טקסטים), מקבילות, כתובות, ממצא נייד הניתן לתארוך, פחמן 14, סטרטיגרפיה, או טכניקות בניה סטרטיגרפיה וכתובות
עדות מוקדמת הניתנת לתארוך קרמיקה בלתי מזוגגת מתחת תשתיות המסגד, ייתכן קדם-אסלאמית
עדות מוקדמת נוספת הניתנת לתארוך כתובת באתר, 854/239 (במקור נקראה 727/109)
עדות מוקדמת נוספת הניתנת לתארוך 2 מטבעות אמיים, 714/95
תאריך המסגד על פי העדויות תאריך שלפני (t.a.q.) 854
הבסיס לזיהוי המסגד הקדום (בנוסף לכיוון המבנה למכה) צורת המבנה
בית תפילה קדום מתחת המסגד: כנסיה/אחר שנוי במחלוקת
ישנו מחראב במבנה ייתכן אבן ריצוף
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
عدد 83
دولة باكستان
المدينة أو الموقع الاثري بنبهورة
اسم المسجد طبقة 1 للمسجد
المصدر الاساسي Ashfaque, S.M., 1969. “The Grand Mosque of Banbhore”, Pakistan Archaeology 6: 182-209.
مصدر 2 Khan, Fazal A., 1963. Banbhore: A Preliminary Report on the Recent Archaeological Excavations at Banbhore, revised edition, [Karachi]: Department of Archaeology and Museums.
مصدر 3 Ishtiak Khan, Muhammad, 2002. "The Grand Mosque of Banbhore: A Reappraisal”, Ancient Pakistan 15: 1-9.
مصدر 4 Ghafur, M.A., 1966. “Fourteen Kufic Inscriptions of Banbhore”, Pakistan Archaeology 3: 65-90.
مصدر 5 Quadri, Zahira (ed.), 2019. Sindh Antiquities 5(2). https://saj.sindhculture.gov.pk/index.php/archives/19-sindh-antiquities-bi-annual-journal-vol-5-no-2-2019 (للتحميل)
مصدر 6 Mughal, Mohammad Rafique, 2012. “Early Islamic Glazed Pottery from Banbhore and its Connections with Contemporary Cities during 8th to 11th Centuries CE”, in: Mokammal H. Bhuiyan (ed.), Studies in Heritage of South Asia, Dhaka: Heritage Management & Research, 332-341.
خط العرض 24.752218
خط الطول 67.522037
تحديد الموقع: دقيق أو تقريبي دقيق
تأريخ المسجد في الهذه المصادر 700-750
التأريخ يعتمد على: مصادر تاريخية، متماثل، نقوش، لقى التي يمكن تاريخها، الكربون المشع، طبقات، او تقنيات البناء نقوش وطبقات
الدليل الاثري المبكر الفخار غير المزجج تحت أساسات المسجد، ربما من قبل الإسلام
أدلة إضافية 1 نقش في الموقع، 854/239 (التأريخ العلمي السابق 727/109)
أدلة إضافية 2 نقود أموية، 95/714
تأريخ المسجد التأريخ الذى يسبق 854
أسس تحديد المسجد (بالإضافة إلى التوجيه) شكل الهيكل
ملاذ سابق: كنيسة او آخر قابل للنقاش
المحراب موجود ربما لوح حجري
Suggested Citation

Hagit Nol. (2021) "Mosque ID 83 from Asia/Pakistan/Sindh". In Early Islamic Mosques Database. Hagit Nol (Ed). Released: 2021-11-14. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/72baa856-ad3d-4b2f-b252-545816a0ed04>

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