Shahi Bridge, Jaunpur
| Shahi Bridge शाही पुल |
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Panoramic view of Shahi bridge
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| Crosses | Gomti River |
| Locale | Jaunpur |
| Maintained by | Directorate of Archaeology, (U.P.) UP-PWD UP Bridge corporation |
| Heritage status | 1978 |
| Preceded by | Boat Bridge of Sharki's |
| Followed by | New Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| History | |
| Designer | Afzal Ali |
| Construction begin | 1564 |
| Construction end | 1567 |
| Opened | 1567 |
| Collapsed | 1934 (partial i.e. ⅓) |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | free |
Shahi Bridge or Munim Khan's Bridge or Akbari Bridge or Mughal Bridge or Jaunpur Bridge is a 16th-century bridge over river Gomti in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The Shahi Bridge is located 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) north of Jaunpur, 7.3 kilometres (4.5 mi) northwest of Zafarābād, 16.2 kilometres (10.1 mi) north-northeast of Mariāhū and 26.6 kilometres (16.5 mi) west-northwest of the town of Kirākat.[1]
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Construction
Mughal Emperor Akbar ordered the construction of the Shahi Bridge, which was completed in the year 1568–69 by Munim Khan.[2] It took four years to complete the bridge.[3] It was designed by Afghan architect Afzal Ali.[4]
Current use
The bridge was severely damaged in the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. Seven of its arches had to be rebuilt. In addition to its historical significance, the bridge is still in use.[5]
The bridge is on the Protection & Conservation list of Directorate of Archaeology, (U.P.) since 1978.[6]
The bridge is generally recognised as Jaunpur's most significant Mughal structure.
A new bridge parallel to Shahi Bridge was opened on 28 November, 2006 by the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam Singh Yadav.[7][8]
In literature
William Hodges in his book 'Select Views in India' mentions about bridge:[9]
"The inundations have been frequently known to rise even over the bridge in so much that in the year 1774 a whole brigade of the British forces was passed over it in boats."
Rudyard Kipling's poem Akbar's Bridge mentions this bridge. [10]
See also
References
- ↑ ACME MApper
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- ↑ Directorate of Archaeology (Uttar Pradesh): Protection & Conservation list
- ↑ Jaunpur: Mulayam to inaugurate bridge on Nov 28
- ↑ MULAYAM SINGH YADAV INAUGURATES VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT WORKS COSTING RS. 128 CRORE IN JAUNPUR
- ↑ India a modern idők elött
- ↑ [1]
Notes
- Alfieri, Bianca Maria. 2000. Islamic Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent. London: Laurence King Publishing, 103.
External links
- bridge across the Gomati River :: Jaunpur (India) -- Britannica
- Students' Britannica India By Dale Hoiberg, Indu Ramchandani
- India Perspectives: JAUNPUR: SHIRAZ OF INDIA
- Islamic studies in India By Mohamed Taher
- PROGRESS IN NANOTECHNOLOGY By Govind Prasad, Shardendu Kislaya
- Northeast India By Vanessa Betts, David Stott
