The tomb of Jahangir

In the 17th century, Mughal Emperor Jahangir built the Tomb of Jahangir. Located near Lahore, Pakistan, along the Ravi River, is a mausoleum built in 1637 that features frescoes and marble interiors, and pietra dura exteriors. In addition to Akbari Sarai and Asif Khan's Tomb, this tomb is part of an ensemble on the tentative UNESCO World Heritage list.

Location [edit]

Northwestern Lahore is home to Shahdara Bagh. In a rural area known for its pleasure gardens, the tomb is situated across the Ravi River from Lahore. In 1557, Jahangir laid out the Dilkusha Garden, one of his pleasure gardens. The tomb complexes of Asif Khan and Akbari Sarai are located directly west of Jahangir's tomb complex, forming an east-west three-part ensemble. A tomb of Jahangir's wife Nur Jahan lies in Shahdara Bagh, southwest of the tomb of Asif Khan.

Background [edit]

The mausoleum's interior is adorned with frescoes from the Mughal era.

Between 1605 and 1627 CE, Jahangir ruled the Mughal empire. He spent most of his time near Rajauri in Kashmir during his lifetime. The body of Jahangir arrived in Lahore from Kashmir on Friday, 12 November 1627. During Jahangir's residence in the Dilkusha Garden, where he was buried, it was one of his favorite places. In honor of his father, Shah Jahan built a "mausoleum worthy of an Emperor" during the reign of his father.

Histories

Tomb from afar

Jahangir's tomb was not to be covered with a dome

Jahangir's son Shah Jahan built the tomb. The project began in 1627 and was completed ten years later.

During 1814, the tomb was repaired. Under Sikh rule, the tomb complex was also desecrated when it was used to decorate Amritsar's Golden Temple and pillaged by Ranjit Singh's army. Ranjit Singh, who died of cholera in 1828, converted the pillaged grounds into a private cemetery. The officer Seor Oms was buried there as his residence. Ranjit Singh's army was rumored to have stolen a dome or second story from the tomb by 1880[12], but there is no proof.

Further damage was caused by the construction of a railway between Asif Khan's and Nur Jahan's tombs.

In 1867, 1947, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1988, and 2010, flooding from the nearby Ravi River threatened or damaged the site. It was flood-damaged for five days in 1988 when much of it was submerged.

Designers

His reign marked a renewed interest in Timurid architecture.

There are marble carvings on the tomb's walls.

Safavid style architecture influenced its architecture. In most mausoleums, a platform serves as the takht, or "throne."[8] This mausoleum also appears to have a platform.

It was Humayun's tomb that first used a dome[21] [7]. It lacks a central dome, unlike Akbar's.

The exterior

Ghalib karis, or ribs inlaid into arches, surround the tomb

A Sunni open-air tomb was built for Jahangir's great grandfather Babur at the Gardens of Babur. Jahangir's tomb had a roof. Due to Jahangir's prohibition against domes, his tomb's roof is simple and unadorned. It has marble motifs inlaid into its facade.

It stands 22 feet tall and is framed by arcades on all four sides. The tomb perimeter is adorned with marble facades.

Every corner is inlaid with four octagonal minarets. Timurid architecture from Central Asia was rediscovered in Jahangir's reign. Minaret bodies are supported by three sections, one of which is the tomb as a base. 30 meters high, 100 feet tall minaret.

A edited interior

A cenotaph stands there.

There are Mughal bon frescoes in the vaults. Faced with Mecca, carved jali screens feature various patterns.

The Cenotaph

Mausoleum has an octagonal marble chamber in the center. The Mughal Emperor's remains are kept in a crypt under a cenotaph in this chamber. It has a cenotaph made of white marble inlaid with pietra dura and 99 names of Allah.

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A Persian Chahar Bagh-style garden surrounds the tomb.

Chahar Bagh is a large paradise garden. Two separate water channels reflect the four rivers that flow in Jannat, the Islamic concept of paradise, which is divided by a paved walkway (khiyaban). There are 16 squares, each divided into smaller ones by pathways. Quadrangle-shaped gardens are separated by approximately 500 metres.

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The mausoleum has gates facing each cardinal direction. In the western part of the quadrangle, there is the Akbari Sarai mosque. He was Jahangir's brother-in-law. Safavid style Mughal architecture was constructed. A Farsi may have introduced this style to Mughal courts.

Ecological conservation

The Federal Antiquities Act 1975[11] is often ignored, resulting in damage to sites and surroundings. The act prohibits construction within 200 feet of the site boundary walls, despite the fact that private homes have been built nearby. In 1993, UNESCO tentatively listed the site as a World Heritage Site.

The study of numismatics

The tomb previously appeared on 1000 rupee notes. Emperor Jahangir's Mausoleum was commemorated by Pakistan in 1954.