Pearl Mosque

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The Pearl Mosque inside The Red Fort in Delhi, India.

The "Pearl Mosque" is a name given to several religious structures:

The Pearl Mosque is located inside the Lahore Fort in Lahore, Pakistan, that was built between 1630-35^[1] and is referred to as the 'Moti Masjid'
The Pearl Mosque inside the Red Fort in Delhi, India, that was built by Aurangzeb in 1659-60 is known as the 'Moti Masjid'.
Another Pearl Mosque is in Agra, India and was built around 1647-53 by Shah Jahan. It is inside the premises of the Agra Fort.

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^ Nath, Ravinder (1982). History of Mughal Architecture. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 8170174147

v d e Mughal Empire

Emperors	Babur Humayun Akbar Jahangir Shah Jahan Aurangzeb Later Mughals

Events	First battle of Panipat Battle of Khanwa Battle of Ghaghra Siege of Sambhal Second battle of Panipat Battle of Thanesar Siege of Chittorgarh Siege of Ranthambore Battle of Tukaroi Battle of Haldighati Mughal-Safavid War Siege of Orchha Mughal–Safavid War Battle of Samugarh Battle of Khajwa Ahom–Mughal conflicts Siege of Purandhar Siege of Bijapur Siege of Golconda Siege of Jinji Battle of Karnal Battle of Sikandarabad Third battle of Panipat Battle of Buxar

Architecture	Taj Mahal Fatehpur Sikri Humayun's Tomb Red Fort Shahjahan Mosque Lahore Fort Jahangiri Mahal Lalbagh Fort Akbar's Tomb Agra Fort Jahangir Mahal Lalbagh Fort Chawk Mosque Shalimar Gardens Achabal Gardens Jahangir's Tomb Bibi Ka Maqbara Badshahi Mosque Shahi Bridge Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta Sheesh Mahal (Lahore) Suneri Mosque Tipu Sultan Mosque Wazir Khan Mosque more

Adversaries	Ibrahim Lodi Rana Sanga Sher Shah Suri Hemu Maharana Pratap Malik Ambar Gokula Shivaji Khushal Khan Khattak Sir Josiah Child Guru Gobind Singh Henry Every Nadir Shah Hector Munro

Successor states	Marathas Durranis Hotakis Mysore Sikhs Bengal Awadh Hyderabad Carnatic Rajputs Jats Bangash Pathans Rohilkhand

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