Tipu Sultan Masjid Tollygunge

Tipu Sultan Masjid also called Shaheed Tipu Sultan Masjid is a mosque located on the Prince Anwar Shah Road in Tollygunge, Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1][2][3] It was built in 1860 by Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib, the youngest son of Tipu Sultan after the Tipu Sultan Masjid was built with the same design and look.^[4][5] It was named after the ruler of Mysore also known as King of Mysore Tipu Sultan.^[6][7] Abdus Sukur is the Imam of this Mosque.^[8]

Tipu Sultan Masjid
The late evening view of the Tipu Sultan Masjid
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
District	Kolkata district
Province	Tollygunge
Festivals	Eid-ul-Milad-un-Nabi
Location
Location	135, Prince Anwar Shah Road
Municipality	Kolkata Municipal Corporation
State	West Bengal
Country	India
Administration	Anwar Shah Committee
Architecture
Architect(s)	Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib
Style	Indo-Islamic
Date established	1860
Groundbreaking	1852
Completed	1860
Dome(s)	6

References

1. "Tipu Sultan mosque gets new imam with curtailed powers". The Times of India. 2018-03-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
2. "Kolkata: Tipu Sultan mosque all set to be self-sufficient in electricity generation". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
3. "Streetwise Kolkata: Tipu Sultan Road — One of the many legacies of Mysore ruler in a city he never saw". The Indian Express. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
4. "Why legends of Tipu Sultan live on in Calcutta". The Times of India. 2017-11-06. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
5. "Tipu Sultan mosques to get a healing touch". The Times of India. 2010-09-11. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
6. Singh, Shiv Sahay (2018-06-18). "Kolkata mosque shows the sunny path by going green". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
7. "Hard times for Tipu Sultan's descendants". India Today. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
8. "After ouster of Barkati, new imam appointed at Tipu Sultan mosque". www.dnaindia.com. Retrieved 2023-09-04.

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