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[[Image:Jaswant Singh-ki-Chattri.jpg|thumb|Jaswant Singh ki Chhatri along the banks of Yamuna in Agra]]<br />
'''Jaswant Singh ki chhatri''' (or Jaswant ki chatri), is a [[Chhatri|domed pillared pavilion]] shaped [[cenotaph]], common to [[Rajasthani architecture]], built in ca 1644-58 AD, and is said to be the only monument to have been built by a [[Hindu]] in [[Agra]] during the [[Mughal era]]. The [[chhatri]] is situated in Rajwara, Balkeshwar along the banks of river [[Yamuna]], in [[Agra]], and is now maintained by [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI) as a monument of National importance <ref>''Agra: historical & descriptive'', by Syad Muhammad Latif. Oriental Publishers & Booksellers, 1981. ''p. 192''</ref><ref>[http://www.asi.nic.in/nmma_reviews/Indian%20Archaeology%201990-91%20A%20Review.pdf Monuments of National Importance: Agra Circle #4 Jaswant SIngh Ki Chhatri], [[Archaeological Survey of India|ASI]] Indian Archaeology Review, 1990-1991.'' p. 118''</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The chhatri was built in 1644-58 AD, dedicated to Rani Hada, princess of [[Bundi]] in [[Rajasthan]] who was married to Amar Singh Rathore. Amar Singh Rathore was killed on 25 July 1644 at [[Agra Fort]]. His body was given to widow Hada Rani who committed sati at the spot. Raja Jaswant Singh, younger brother of Amar Singh Rathore built this commemorative Chhatri.<br />
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The chhatri is not of Raja Jaswant Singh II who died and was cremated at [[Jamrud]], Khyber pass in 1678. Later, his chhatri was built at [[Mandor]] in [[Jodhpur]], known as [[Jaswant Thada]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Zz0_zXPb68kC&pg=PA313&dq=Jaswant+Ki+Chhatri#v=onepage&q=Jaswant%20Ki%20Chhatri&f=false Jaswant Singh] ''Rajasthan, Delhi and Agra'', Lonely Planet by Lindsay Brown, Amelia Thomas. [[Lonely Planet]], 2008. {{ISBN|1741046904}}. ''p. 313''</ref><br />
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==Architecture==<br />
The chattri is a unique feature of [[Rajput architecture]], a feature mostly seen in [[Shekhawati]] areas of [[Rajasthan]]. Surrounded by a rectangular baradari, the structure with twelve pillars of red sandstone is known for Jali (mesh work in stone). The stone work is similar to that at [[Agra Fort]] and is popularly known as Agra Jali.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_uttarpradesh_agra.asp Protected monuments in Agra] at [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI)<br />
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