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Humayun's tomb (Hindustani: Maqbara-i Humayun), Delhi.
First of the grand dynastic mausoleums that were to become synonyms of Mughal architecture with the architectural style reaching its zenith 80 years later at the later Taj Mahal.
First of the grand dynastic mausoleums that were to become synonyms of Mughal architecture with the architectural style reaching its zenith 80 years later at the later Taj Mahal.
Built in the 1560’s, with the patronage of Humayun’s son, Emperor Akbar.
Persian and Indian craftsmen worked together to build the garden-tomb, far grander than any tomb built before in the Islamic world.
Persian and Indian craftsmen worked together to build the garden-tomb, far grander than any tomb built before in the Islamic world.
Later, the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar took refuge here, during the rebellion of 1857 , along with three princes before being exiled to Rangoon (Burma).
