#TajMahal #shahjahan #mughalarchitecture #mumtazmahal #burhanpur #mausoleum #maqbara #haveli #mansingh #amalesalih #salihkumboh #mughalrecords – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com A blog exploring India's Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb or its rich multi plural multi cultural heritage via its adab, tehzeeb & tareekh Mon, 15 May 2023 04:50:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg #TajMahal #shahjahan #mughalarchitecture #mumtazmahal #burhanpur #mausoleum #maqbara #haveli #mansingh #amalesalih #salihkumboh #mughalrecords – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 Temporary burial of Mumtaz Mahal in the Taj Mahal complex https://ranasafvi.com/temporary-burial-of-mumtaz-mahal-in-the-taj-mahal-complex/ https://ranasafvi.com/temporary-burial-of-mumtaz-mahal-in-the-taj-mahal-complex/#respond Mon, 15 May 2023 04:50:59 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/?p=38628
What very few people know is that after being brought from Burhanpur in Dec 1631, Mumtaz Mahal was buried in a corner of the Taj Mahal garden.
The lower portion of the tomb was still not ready to receive her.
Of course the upper part took much longer to build.
She was given temporary burial once again in this enclosure. The four walls ensured that her purdah was maintained even in death

Salih a contemporary historian writes in Amaal e Salih: “after reaching Akbarabadi’s, it [body of Mumtaz Mahal] was entrusted to earth In the heaven like tract of land situated to the south side of the abode of the caliphate overlooking the river Jamuna which had belonged to Raja Mansingh and to acquire it his Majesty the Caliph ranked had given an exchange a mansion loftier than the said mention to his grandson Raja Jai Singh”

This is a record from 1631. In the farman of 1633 there are four other havelis mentioned. It is not certain whether there was an exchange or 5 havelis were given in total.

These are photos from The Illumined Tomb by Begley and Desai.
They have examined & translated all contemporary records of Shah Jahan ‘s reign including farmans giving 4 havelis in lieu of Raja Man Singh’s ‘haveli’
Haveli means mansion
The last pg has the descriptions of the havelis

]]> https://ranasafvi.com/temporary-burial-of-mumtaz-mahal-in-the-taj-mahal-complex/feed/ 0 38628 The Qadam Sharif of Hazrat Ali in Shah e Mardan, Jorbagh Delhi https://ranasafvi.com/the-qadam-sharif-of-hazrat-ali-in-shah-e-mardan-jorbagh-delhi/ Tue, 02 Apr 2019 21:39:40 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/the-qadam-sharif-of-hazrat-ali-in-shah-e-mardan-jorbagh-delhi/ The Qadam Sharif of Hazrat Ali in Shah e Mardan and it’s mosque and other buildings near it

It was built by Nawab Qudsia Begum mother of Mughal emperor Ahmed Shah in 18th century.

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