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Mahabat Khan Mosque

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Mahabat Khan, the governor of Peshawar, built it in 1630 AD during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (the ruler of the Mughal Empire in India from 1628 until 1658.

The Mahabat Khan Mosque, sometimes spelt Mohabbat Khan Mosque, is a 17th-century Mughal-era mosque in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The mosque was built in 1630, and named after a Mughal governor of Peshawar, Mahabat Khān. The mosque's white marble façade is considered to be one of Peshawar's most iconic sights.
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