Safdar Jung's Tomb, 1754 AD, Delhi

Photograph © Medha Malik Kudaisya -- may be used without prior permission for any educational or scholarly purpose.

Main entrance to the Tomb of Safdar Jung, a Mughal nobleman and governor. Built by his son, Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula of Awadh, it was modeled on the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun but incorporated many of the features of later Mughal architecture.

References

Asher, Catharine B. Architecture of Mughal India. Cambridge, 1992.

Dehejia, Vidya. Indian Art. London, 1997.

Intach. Delhi: The Built Heritage Vol I and II. New Delhi, 1999.

Spear, T.G.P. Updated and annotated by Narayani Gupta and Laura Sykes. Delhi, Its Monuments And History. New Delhi, 1994.

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