Abstract
The Kalhora royal women occupied a prestigious and influential position in the Kalhora
dynasty. Some women, namely Mai Jaman, Mai Gulan, Bibi Shehar Bano and Bibi Jani
Begum acquired renown in the field of art and architecture. This paper deals with the
mosques which are believed to have been commissioned by Mai Jaman, a wife of Mian
Noor Muhammad Kalhoro (1719-1753). As well, the role of Kalhora royal women in
architecture in general and the fact that the mosques of Mai Jaman served as prototypes
to later Kalhora- period mosques in particular have been highlighted in this paper. There
are six mosques which were built by Mai Jaman, with all of them located in different
villages in the Sanghar district of Sindh, Pakistan. Unfortunately, most of these mosques
are now crumbling, brick-by-brick.
ZULFIQAR ALI KALHORO. (2013) The Kalhora Queen and Religious Architecture: The Mosques of Mai Jaman As Trend-Setters in Late Eighteenth-Century Sindh, Pakistan Heritage, Volume 5, Issue 1.
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