Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra is a house of worship within the Ajmer town of Rajasthan, India. It was commissioned by Qutb-ud-Din-Aibak, on orders of Muhammad Ghori, in 1192 CE. It was completed in 1199 CE, and further beautified by Iltutmish of Delhi in 1213 Ce. The mosque was made on the remains of a Indic faculty, with materials from destroyed Hindu and Jain temples. It is one amongst the oldest mosques in India,and the oldest surviving monument in Ajmer.
An early example of the Indo-Islamic design, most of the building was constructed by Hindu masons, under the oversight of Afghan managers. It is also referred to as Arhai Din Ka Jhompra or Dhai Din ki Masjid; Alexander Cunningham represented it because the "Great house of worship of Ajmer". The site is currently maintained by the archaeologic Survey of Republic of India
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