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The Tomb of Jahangir (Urdu: مقبرۂ جہانگیر) is a 17th-century mausoleum built for the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. The mausoleum dates from 1637, and is located in Shahdara Bagh near city of Lahore , Pakistan , along the banks of the Ravi River . [1]
The tomb of Jahangir was built after the Mughal emperor’s death in 1627 and completed in 1637, in the reign of his son and successor, Shah Jahan, when the Mughal Empire held sway over the entire Indian subcontinent and Lahore was an important urban center.
Oct 31, 2011 · The tomb of Jahangir is located in Shahdara, a suburb of Lahore to the northwest of the city. The area had been a favorite spot of Jahangir and his wife Nur Jahan when they resided in Lahore, and the area was commonly used as a point of departure for travels to and from Kashmir and Lahore.
The Tomb of Jahangir in Shahdara, Lahore. A lifelong user of opium and wine, Jahangir was frequently ill in the 1620s. Jahangir was trying to restore his health by visiting Kashmir and Kabul. He went from Kabul to Kashmir but decided to return to Lahore because of a severe cold.
The Tomb of Jahangir was commissioned in 1631. Construction for the mausoleum was completed in 1637. Mughal Emperor Jahangir was honored by his surviving family members. The son ordered the construction of his father’s mausoleum. The tomb was extensively embellished and richly decorated.
Description. Jahangir's tomb. The Monument, a single storey structure, square in plan, consists of a platform with tall octagonal corner towers and a projecting entrance bay in the middle of each side.
Oct 12, 2022 · Mughal Emperor Jahangir’s tomb in Lahore, considered a gem of Mughal architecture, is famous for its exquisite marble inlay work or ‘Parchin Kari’. And yet it is dwarfed by its more famous counterparts like the Taj Mahal and Humayun’s tomb.
The Tomb of Jahangir is a magnificent testament to the Mughal Emperor's legacy. Built in 1637, the mausoleum stands today as a beautiful and awe-inspiring reminder of Jahangir's power and stature.
Jahangir's Tomb. The tomb of 4th Mughal Emperor, Noor-ud-Din Muhammad Jahangir (1569-1627 A.D) built in the middle of an enormous garden on the right bank of River Ravi at Shahdara town on the north- western outskirts of Lahore.
Jahangir’s tomb lies in the middle of Bāgh-i Dilkusha, a garden previously laid out by his wife, the empress Nur Jahan (r. 1627–1658) right on the bank of Ravi. (Mutamad Khan, “Iqbal Nama-e-Jahangiri,” in History of India, ed. Elliot, 6:436)
