Entrance to the Nagina Masjid, Champaner

Photograph of the central portion of the façade and the minarets of the Nagina Masjid at Champaner, taken for the Archaeological Survey of India in c.1869. The ruined city of Champaner is situated north-east of Ahmadabad. It was a stronghold of Rajput kings until the Sultanate ruler Mahmud Begarha (r.1458-1511) took the city in 1484. The Nagina Masjid, or Jewel Mosque, dates to the mid-16th century and is situated just north of the citadel. It has a similar plan but on a smaller scale to the Jami Masjid, which was in turn modelled on the Jami Masjid at Ahmadabad. The central dome had already fallen in when this photograph was taken.