The Archaeological Survey of Republic of Republic of India (Delhi Circle) of Ministry of Culture has discovered a hoard of 254 Copper Coins inwards the premises of Khirki Mosque during the course of pedagogy of conservation of the monument. This mosque lies on the southern periphery of the hamlet Khirki. The mosque was built past times Khan-i-Jahan Junan Shah, the Prime Minister of Firoz Shah Tughluq (1351-88), as well as is believed to live 1 of the vii mosques built past times him.
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Several coins were cleaned past times the experts of Science of Branch of Archaeological Survey of Republic of Republic of India as well as on the dry soil of preliminary observation, it tin live said that to a greater extent than or less of the coins belong to the reign of Shershah Suri as well as his successors.
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Built alongside rubble stone, as well as thickly plastered, the Khirki Mosque is double-storeyed, The lower even out consisting entirely of a serial of basement cells. Battered bastions occupy its 4 corners, imparting it the await of a fortified building.
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The pillared courtyard is divided into twenty- v squares, v on each side, each foursquare consisting of nine smaller squares. Among the larger squares, 3 on each side, ii on the corners as well as 1 inwards the middle, together alongside the foursquare inwards the centre of the courtyard, are each covered alongside a cluster of nine pocket-sized depression domes of Tughluq pattern.
Among the remaining squares, 4 on the diagonals are left uncovered to acknowledge light, piece the others are covered alongside apartment roofs. This ingenious means of roofing the courtyard is repeated entirely inwards 1 other mosque erected past times the same builder. These ii are the entirely examples of shut mosques inwards northern India.
Source: Press Information Bureau Government of India, Ministry of Culture [September 13, 2018]
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