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Hayat Bakshi Mosque
Built by Hayat Bakshi Begum, daughter, wife and mother of Qutb Shahi sultans, on the old Machilipatnam road. A serai and step-well stood alongside for travellers.
History & Story
Hayat Bakshi Begum was arguably the most powerful woman in Qutb Shahi history, simultaneously daughter, wife, and mother of sultans, and regent for periods in between. She built this mosque on the Machilipatnam road as one of her last acts of architectural patronage, the year before the dynasty fell to Aurangzeb's siege. A serai (rest-house) and step-well for road travellers once stood alongside, making the site a full service complex on the old coastal trade route.
Key Events
1672
Mosque built as one of Hayat Bakshi Begum's final acts of patronage
1687
Dynasty falls to Aurangzeb, the world that produced this building ends 15 years later
Key People
H
Hayat Bakshi Begum
patron; daughter, wife, and mother of Qutb Shahi sultans; regent
M
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
her son
Location & Getting There
Area / Locality: Hayat Nagar
Coordinates: 17.32620° N, 78.59900° E
Access: free