Q172
History of IndiaDelhi Sultanate
Who built the Adina Mosque of Pandua?
- a.Firuz-Tughluq
- b.Husain Shah
- c.Sikandar Shah
- d.Jain-ul-Abedin
Answer: (C) Sikandar Shah
The Adina Mosque at Pandua (Malda district) was built by Sultan Sikandar Shah (1358–90) of the Ilyas Shahi dynasty, in the years around 1370, and was then the largest mosque in the subcontinent. Pandua was the capital of the Bengal Sultanate before Gaur. Alauddin Husain Shah (1493–1519) is known for his patronage of Bengali literature and for monuments at Gaur such as the Chhota Sona Masjid of his reign; Firuz Shah Tughlaq twice invaded Bengal but failed to subdue it, the second time against Sikandar Shah himself; and Zain-ul-Abidin was the tolerant "Budshah" of Kashmir.