Tomb of Shah Nawaz Khan

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Tomb of Shah Nawaz Khan
Outside dome of Tomb of Shah Nawaz Khan.jpg
Tomb of Shah Nawaz Khan
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Location Burhanpur
CountryIndia
Interior of the dome decorated with Islamic geometric patterns Carving on the Dome of Tomb of Shah Nawaz Khan.jpg
Interior of the dome decorated with Islamic geometric patterns

The Tomb of Shah Nawaz Khan is a 17th-century Mughal tomb in Burhanpur, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is listed as a monument of national importance. [1] The tomb is also nicknamed the "Black Taj Mahal" owing to the black stone used in its construction. [2]

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History

The tomb was built by Mughal nobleman Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan, for his son Shah Nawaz Khan, who died around 1618-1620. The monument dates to Khan-i-Khanan's nine-year tenure in Burhanpur as the Mughal subahdar (governor) of the Deccan, and is one of several constructions he carried out in the city. [3] [4] Michell and Zebrowski date the monument to 1619. [5]

Architecture

The tomb is a two-storied square structure with hexagonal minarets on all four corners. The tomb borrows elements from the Imperial style of the Delhi Sultanate, as well as the provincial style of the Deccan and Gujarat. [6] It is located in the midst of a garden. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Alphabetical List of Monuments – Madhya Pradesh". Archaeological Survey of India .
  2. 1 2 Safvi, Rana (24 June 2017). "Life and death in Burhanpur". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Hirsch, Rachel (7 October 2022). "Building Burhanpur: The Process of Constructing a Mughal City" . Muqarnas Online. 39 (1): 79–108. doi:10.1163/22118993-00391P06. ISSN   0732-2992.
  4. ↑ Koch, Ebba (1991). Mughal architecture : an outline of its history and development, 1526-1858. München, Federal Republic of Germany: Prestel. p. 76. ISBN   3-7913-1070-4. OCLC   26808918.
  5. ↑ Michell, George (1999). Architecture and art of the Deccan sultanates. Mark Zebrowski. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 109. ISBN   978-0-511-46884-1. OCLC   268771115.
  6. ↑ Brown, Percy. Indian Architecture (Islamic period) (PDF). p. 84.

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