Thatta, Pakistan - Shah Jahan Mosque - tile work - postcard c.1980s

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  • Picture / Image:  Inside view of the tile work - [Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta, Pakistan]
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The Shah Jahan Mosque (Urdu: شاہ جہاں مسجد‎), also known as the Jamia Masjid of Thatta (Urdu: جامع مسجد ٹھٹہ‎), is a 17th century building that serves as the central mosque for the city of Thatta, in the Pakistani province of Sindh. The mosque was built during the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, who bestowed it to the city as a token of gratitude.^[1] The mosque is considered to have the most elaborate display of tile work in South Asia,^[1][2] and is also notable for its geometric brick work - a decorative element that is unusual for Mughal-period mosques.^[3]

The mosque is located in eastern Thatta - the capital of Sindh in the 16th and 17th centuries before Sindh's capital was shifted to nearby Hyderabad. It is located near the Makli Necropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site is approximately 100 kilometres from Karachi.

Shah Jahan sought refuge in Thatta from his father Emperor Jahangir, after he had rebelled against his father.^[4] Shah Jahan was impressed by the hospitality he received by the Sindhi people, and ordered construction of the mosque as a token of gratitude.^[1][5] Construction of the mosque may have also been partially motivate by a desire to help alleviate the effects of a devastating storm that impacted the region in 1637,^[3] and which had nearly destroyed Thatta.^[1]

Shah Jahan's campaigns in Central Asia during this era influenced the mosque's architectural style, as Timurid influences were introduced into the Mughal Empire as his armies pressed towards Samarkand, in modern day Uzbekistan.^[1] Despite the fact that the Emperor was not in the region during its construction, and so was unlikely directly involved in its construction, its profuse tile-work and intricate brick work indicate that it was funded by the Mughal's imperial coffers.^[3]