Dholka

Dholka lies in the Gujarat plain southwest of Ahmedabad. It was an important centre under the Vaghela rulers and later became a seat of governors under the Delhi Sultanate. Its old tanks, temples and mosques preserve the traces of these successive patrons. Among the town’s Islamic buildings are the Hilal Khan mosque and the Tanka Masjid, the latter dated to 1361. Their stonework belongs to the architectural traditions that developed in Gujarat as new religious institutions were established alongside older ones.