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Kabuli Bagh Mosque, built in1526, is an impressive structurelocated at Panipat, a historical

town situated on the banks ofthe Yamuna. Panipat is about 92 km north of New Delhi.
Babur erected this mosque after the first battle of Panipat to commemorate victory overSultan
Ibrahim Lodi. The mosque is housed inside an enclosure having octagonal towers at its corners.
The building has its entry on the north, which is made of bricks with red sandstone facing.
The main prayer hall of the mosque has annexes on sides, which are crowned with hemispherical
domes sitting onlow drums. Its high facade, divided in panels, is plastered with lime. A masonry
platform, the Chabutra-I-Fateh Mubarak, constructed by Humayun (the eldest son of Babur),
bears an inscription dating back to 1527.
The age and climate ravage thestructure to an extent. Kabuli Bagh Mosque is now protected as a
heritage building.