Jama Masjid of Delhi was built by?
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Jama Masjid of Delhi was built by?
✓ Correct answer: d) Shah Jahan
ExplanationThe Masjid-I-Jahan - Numa also called the Jama Masjid of Delhi is one of the largest mosques in India.It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and inaugurated by an imam from Bukhara, present-day Uzbekistan.The mosque was completed in 1656 AD.Jama Masjid remained the royal mosque of the emperors until the end of the Mughal period.It has three great gates, two 40 m high minarets, and four towers constructed of strips of red sandstone and white marble.Hence, the correct answer is “Shah Jahan”.
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