Qudsia Bagh

Qudsia Bagh (English: Qudsia Garden) is an 18th-century garden complex and palace located in Old Delhi, India.

Drawing of the Qudsia Palace in on the bank of the River Yamuna (ca.1836)
The heavily damaged Shahi mosque of the palace after the 1857 rebellion
The Shahi mosque today (2012)

History

The complex was constructed in 1748[1] for Qudsia Begum, the mother of Mughal emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur. It is situated north of the old city. Formerly a splendid palace, it belonged to the heir apparent[2] before falling into disrepair.[3] Large parts of it were destroyed during the Indian rebellion of 1857.[4]

Today only an entrance gate, the Shahi (Emperor's) mosque[5] and the stables remain.[6] Historian Hasan Zafar notes that the garden has been recorded as a protected monument in the Archaeological Survey of India records.[7] There are plans by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to rename Qudsia Bagh "MM Aggarwal Park", after the city commissioner, which has raised protests.

See also

References
  1. Bakht Ahmed, Firoz (8 January 2013). "Qudsia Bagh to become Aggarwal Park!". The Milli Gazette. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  2. "The Qudsia Bagh". British Library. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  3. Sharma, Manimugdha S (24 March 2013). "Paradise lost: How Delhi's historic Qudsia Bagh is dying". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  4. Kumari, Kajal (5 February 2009). "Qudsia Bagh: A walk in the park at a heritage bagh". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  5. "Khadsia Bagh Musjid, Delhi". British Library. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  6. "Khoodsia Baug [Qudsia Bagh] Musjeed, Delhi". British Library. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  7. Volume II, p. 295, No. 11

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