Krue Se Mosque
Krue Se Mosque | |
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มัสยิดกรือเซะ | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Branch/tradition | Sunni |
Location | |
Location | Pattani, Thailand |
Geographic coordinates | 6°52′23″N 101°18′11″E / 6.87306°N 101.30306°E |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
Groundbreaking | 16th century |
Krue Se Mosque (
History
It is unclear when the mosque was first constructed as different dates are given by different sources,
Some believe that the mosque was built by the Chinese pirate
A mosque was known to have been constructed by the early 17th century; Jacob van Neck wrote in a Dutch report in 1603 that the then principal mosque of Patani "was very neatly constructed by Chinese workers from red bricks".[7] A later 17th century account by Dutch traveler Johan Nieuhof says of the mosque in Patani:
The Mohametan church is a stately edifice of red brickwork, gilt very richly within, and adorned with pillars, curiously wrought with figures. In the midst close to the wall is the pulpit, carv'd and gilt all over, unto which the priests are only permitted to ascend by four large steps.[11]
The mosque may have been left in ruins after Pattani was captured and sacked by the Siamese in 1785, and the centre of Pattani was later relocated a few miles west to its present location. An attempt to repair or rebuild the mosque was undertaken in the 19th century by Tuan Sulong who governed Pattani from 1816 to 1832.[12] The mosque became known as Krue Se Mosque (Masjid Kerisik in Malay) after the Ban Krue Se (Kampung Kerisik) area it is located. The mosque was designated a historical site by the Department of Fine Arts of Thailand in 1935 and a minor renovation was undertaken two years later. Major restoration works on its structure were conducted in 1957 and 1982.[13][14] Further renovation was completed in 2005.[15]
Krue Se Mosque incident
On 28 April 2004, during Thaksin Shinawatra's premiership and in a period of insurgency by Islamic nationalists in the southernmost provinces, 32 gunmen took shelter in the mosque, after more than 100 militants carried out attacks on 10 police outposts across Pattani, Yala, and Songkhla Provinces.[16] After a seven-hour stand-off with Thai military personnel, soldiers attacked and killed all 32.[17] The attack contravened orders from the Minister of Defence to end the confrontation peacefully, and has been the subject of an international inquiry, which concluded the military used excessive force.
In 2013, a replica of Phaya Tani, a cannon taken to Bangkok after Pattani was captured by Siam in 1785, was created and placed in front of Krue Se Mosque. However, it was damaged due to bombing by separatists who saw it as 'faked' and wanted the return of the original cannon regarded as the symbol of Pattani.[18][19]
Architecture
The mosque is constructed of bricks built on a base with a dimension of 15.1m in width and 29.6m in length. Its height from floor to ceiling is 6.5m. Its pillars are similar to the European style of columns.[6] Its columns with pointed arches, arched doors and rounded-arch windows, have been described as European Gothic, but they are more likely Middle Eastern or Persian. The building itself is incomplete.[2]
See also
References
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- ^ JSTOR 41035733.
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- ^ Alan Teh Leam Seng (1 June 2019). "Mystery of the unfinished mosque". New Straits Times.
- ^ "Krue Se Mosque". Tourism Authority of Thailand.
- ^ a b "แหล่งโบราณคดีภาคใต้ - มัสยิดกรือเซะ". OpenBase.in.th. 15 January 2009.
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- ^ Francis R. Bradley (2008). "Piracy, Smuggling, and Trade in the Rise of Patani, 1490–1600" (PDF). Journal of the Siam Society. 96: 27–50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ "แหล่งโบราณคดีภาคใต้ - มัสยิดกรือเซะ". คลังเอกสารสาธารณะ. 19 May 2009.
- ^ "Mystical ties". Bangkok Post. 28 February 2019.
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- ^ "All points lead to Pattani". The Nation Thailand. 5 July 2019.
- ^ Apinya Baggelaar Arrunnapaporn (2008). "Heritage Interpretation and Spirit of Place: Conflicts at Krue Se Mosque and Thailand Southern Unrest" (PDF). ICOMOS.
- ^ "บูรณะ" มัสยิดกรือเซะ" เสร็จเรียบร้อย". ประชาไท. 4 February 2005.
- ^ "Shattered by horrific events". The Nation. 29 April 2006. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Thai mosque killings criticised". BBC News. 28 July 2004.
- ^ Veera Prateepchaikul (14 June 2013). "Time to return the Phaya Tani cannon". Bangkok Post.
- ^ "Phaya Tani replica cannon bombed". Bangkok Post. 11 June 2013.