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The mosque was begun in 1192 AD, after the capture of Delhi by Qutbuddin Aibak, and completed in 1198 AD.

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English: The mosque was begun in 1192 AD, after the capture of Delhi by Qutbuddin Aibak, and completed in 1198 AD.This is the earliest extant mosque in India and erected with the carved columns and other architectural members of 27 Hindu and Jain temples demolished by Qujbuddin Aibak, as recorded by him in his own inscription on the main eastern entrance. Qutbuddin calls this mosque as Jami Masjid. Later it came to be called as Quwwatul-Islam (‘might of Islam’) mosque.
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Indrajit Das  (1975–)  wikidata:Q56173187
 
Indrajit Das
Description Indian film director and researcher
Date of birth 12 July 1975 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth Shillong
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