Tuesday, December 21, 2010

The Tomb of Asif Khan

Asir Khan was the brother in law of the emperor Jahangir. Brother of the empress Noorjahan. He also served as the Mogul governor of Punjab under Jahangir. He also became the father in law of Shah jahan through his daughter Mumtaz Mahal. His tomb is situated adjacent to Jahangir's. It is a simple but beautiful building built in the Timurid style of architecture. Only remnants of the decorative works on the walls and the ceiling remain. Most of the white marble and precious stone was ripped off under the Sikh rule for their temples, the rest of the plaster work fell off with time.




The decorated sarcophagus.


                                    
This site is also part of the UNESCO world heritage sites, along with the mausoleum of Jahangir.

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