ALLAHABAD
Allahabad is situated at a place where the Ganga River flows down to the south and the eastwardly flowing Jamuna River meet. It is believed by Hindus that by bathing at this junction of two great rivers, they can purify their soul. Allahabad fort was constructed by the Emperor Akbar in 1584 at a site where the fork of the two rivers can be looked down upon. Khosrow Bagh is situated 5 km west of the fort. At the end of the Akbar reign, Prince Salim, who later on acceded to the throne as Emperor Jahangir, was living in the fort. (Naoko Fukami)
KHOSROW BAGH
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There is a park
called Khosrow Bagh at the south side of the Allahabad
station, in which can be found the tombs of Prince
Khosrow, the eldest son of the 4th emperor of the Mughar
Empire Jahangir, and his family. The name of this park
came from him. (Matsuo Ara) |
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1.Tomb
of Prince Khusrau （1622） 2.Tomb of Shah Begam （1624/5） 3.Tomb of Nithar Begam （The first half of 17th C.） 4.Tomb of
Tamblan Begam（The first half of 17th C.） |
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It is situated at
the east end of the group of tombs. It is a tomb with a
square plan which faced was articulated into two tiers,
each wall having 10 arches. This building is at the east
end of the three tombs on the basement, there is a
fountain at the west side of the building and further
west the other tombs line up. The inside wall of the
basement is decorated with a large amount of Arabic
poetry and paintings of trees and flowers but most of
them have peeled off. There is a marble tombstone that
entombs Prince Khusrau on the basement but there is no
inscription on it. The two tombstones that are situated
right and left of this majestic tombstone are said to be
those entombing a son of Prince Khusrau. Prince Khusrau
was called "tragic prince". He revolted against
his father Emperor Jahangir in 1606, fighting for his
succession. Later on he was entrusted to his brother
Prince Khurram. It is said that he was buried here after
his death in 1622. (Matsuo Ara) →Enlarged picture |
| ▲ View from the south | |
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It is situated in
the middle of the three tombs on the basement. The tomb
is built with a square highbasement and upper square tomb
chamber which has a dome on top. There are kiosks at the
four corners on the roof, a style which is often seen in
Mugharid tombs. It is said that this tomb is for Shah
Begam (d. 1624/25), a sister of Prince Khusrau. (Matsuo
Ara) →Enlarged picture |
| ▲View from the south | |
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Of the four tombs
in Khosrow Bagh, this tomb is said to entomb Nithar Begam
(d. 1605), the mother of Prince Khusrau and the Hindu
Empress of Jahangir. It is twelve pillared tomb formed
square with a pyramidal shaped roof on the higher
foundation, situated at the third from the east, and the
furthest west on the basement. This building looks
simple, yet shows a unique structure and style among
tombs in the Mugharid period. (Matsuo Ara) →Enlarged picture →Photo taken from the southwest |
| ▲View from the south | |
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It is situated the
westernmost of the tombs in Khosrow Bagh. On an octagonal
basement, the octangler upper building is formed.
Dr.Merklinger views this as a building from the early
17th century. (Matsuo Ara) →Enlarged picture |
| ▲View from the south | |
5.Basement and Hauz
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