Site Name: Sikandra (Mathura Road)
Date: ca. 1719-1750 CE
Subject: General view of the mosque with three arched entrances
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A small historic mosque located on the south
side of the Agra–Mathura, before Mariam’s Tomb, within the Church Missionary
Society compound at Sikandra, Agra district of Uttar Pradesh. Of uncertain date
and patronage, the mosque is locally known as Bhure Khan-ki-Masjid and is
traditionally attributed to an otherwise unidentified figure named Bhure Khan.
Built of lakhori bricks, red sandstone, rubble masonry, and lime mortar, the
rectangular structure stands on an elevated platform and is topped by a low,
squat dome. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India
(Agra Circle).
