GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Agra
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Delhi
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Lahore
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Srinagar
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Though contemporary historians attribute the construction of the tomb to Jahangir’s son Shah Jahan. Construction started in 1627, requiring ten years for completion, and cost Rs 10 Lakh. Repair works were undertaken at the tomb in 1814 according to Sikh court records.
Detailed explanation-3: -The red sandstone mausoleum, along with the nearby tomb of Jahangir, tomb of Asif Khan, and Akbari Sarai, forms part of an ensemble of Mughal monuments in Lahore’s Shahdara Bagh.
Detailed explanation-4: -The tomb of Jehangir (Mughal Emperor who ruled from 1605 to 1627) is built inside the walled garden of Empress Noor Jehan Bagh-e-Dil Kusha at Shahdra, on the bank of Ravi in Lahore. His son Shah Jahan built the mausoleum 10 years after his father’s death.