- Khusro Bagh
Khusro Bagh is a large walled garden, close to the Allahabad Junction Station, in
Allahabad , India, surrounding the tombs of Khusraw (died 1622), eldest son of emperorJahangir , "Shah Begum", Khusraw's mother (died 1604), a Rajput princess and Jahangir's first wife, and that Princess "Sultan Nithar Begam" (died c.1624), Khusraw's sister. [http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personalisation/object.cfm?uid=019PHO000752S15U00045000 Khusru Bagh (Garden) at Allahabad, 1870s] British Library.]The architecture
The three sandstone mausoleums within this walled garden, present an exquisite example of
Mughal architecture . The design of its main entrance, the surrounding gardens, and the three-tier tomb of Sultan Begum, who died in1604 , has been attributed to "Aqa Reza",Jahangir ’s principal court artist.The tomb of Khusrau, who was first imprisoned within the garden, after he rebelled against Jahangir, in 1606, and later killed in 1622 at the order of
Prince Khurram , who was later known asShah Jahan . His tomb was completed in1622 , while that Khusru's sister, "Nithar Begam", which lies in the middle of the two, was made at her instructions, 1624-25, it however remained empty .The garden has now lend its name to the surrounding locality of
Khusrobagh , which is now bustling township.ee also
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Mughal gardens
*Places of interest in Allahabad References
External links
* [http://travel.webshots.com/album/559013622GDlJZk Photos of Khusrau Bagh, Allahabad, India]
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