Shahi Bridge
Shahi Bridge | |
|---|---|
Sharki's | |
| Followed by | Sadbhavana Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| History | |
| Designer | Afzal Ali |
| Construction start | 1564 |
| Construction end | 1567 |
| Opened | 1567 |
| Collapsed | 1934 (partial i.e. ⅓) |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | free |
| Location | |
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Shahi Bridge or Munim Khan's Bridge or Akbari Bridge or
Construction
Mughal Emperor Akbar ordered the construction of the Shahi Bridge, which was completed in the year 1568–69 by Munim Khan.[2] It took four years to complete the bridge.[3] It was designed by Afghan architect Afzal Ali.[4]
Current use
The bridge was severely damaged in the
chattris, which presently operates as makeshift shops.[6]
The bridge is on the Protection & Conservation list of Directorate of Archaeology, (U.P.) since 1978.[7] The bridge is generally recognised as Jaunpur's most significant Mughal structure.
A new bridge parallel to Shahi Bridge was opened on 28 November, 2006 by the then
In literature
William Hodges in his book 'Select Views in India' mentions about bridge:[10]
"The
inundations
have been frequently known to rise even over the bridge in so much that in the year 1774 a whole brigade of the British forces was passed over it in boats."
Rudyard Kipling's poem Akbar's Bridge mentions this bridge. [11]
See also
- Atala Masjid, Jaunpur
- Jama Masjid, Jaunpur
References
- ^ ACME MApper
- ISBN 978-0-521-26728-1.
- ^ Makhfi, Shahid A (22 April 2003). "Legacy of Sharqi Kingdom of Jaunpur". Victory News Magazine. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ISBN 978-1-904777-00-7.
- ISBN 978-1-4067-0408-2.
- ^ Datta, Rangan (22 April 2023). "Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh — the land of 'Shahi' forts, mosques and more". No. My Kolkata. The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Directorate of Archaeology (Uttar Pradesh): Protection & Conservation list Archived 2009-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jaunpur: Mulayam to inaugurate bridge on Nov 28
- ^ MULAYAM SINGH YADAV INAUGURATES VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT WORKS COSTING RS. 128 CRORE IN JAUNPUR
- ^ India a modern idők elött[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Akbar's Bridge". 2 February 2021.
Notes
- Alfieri, Bianca Maria. 2000. Islamic Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent. London: Laurence King Publishing, 103.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shahi Bridge, Jaunpur.
External links
- bridge across the Gomati River :: Jaunpur (India) -- Britannica
- Students' Britannica India By Dale Hoiberg, Indu Ramchandani
- India Perspectives: JAUNPUR: SHIRAZ OF INDIA
- Islamic studies in India By Mohamed Taher
- PROGRESS IN NANOTECHNOLOGY By Govind Prasad, Shardendu Kislaya
- Northeast India By Vanessa Betts, David Stott
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