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'''Khusro Bagh''' is a large [[walled garden]] and burial complex located in ''muhalla'' Khuldabad, close to the [[Prayagraj Junction railway station]], in [[Prayagraj]], [[India]]. It is roughly 6 km from the Akbar fort (built-in r. 1556–1605). It is situated over forty acres and shaped like a quadrangle. <br />
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It is listed as an [[Indian Site of National Importance]].<ref name="Datta">{{cite news |last1=Datta |first1=Rangan |title=Khusro Bagh in Prayagraj: A silent witness of Mughal tradition and heritage |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/places/khusro-bagh-in-prayagraj-uttar-pradesh-a-silent-witness-to-mughal-history-and-heritage/cid/1932526 |access-date=7 August 2023 |agency=My Kolkata |issue=The Telegraph |date=26 April 2023}}</ref><br />
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It includes the four tombs: <br />
*[[Manbhawati Bai|Shah Begum]] (born Manbhawati Bai) (d. 1604), [[Jahangir]]'s wife, and the daughter of [[Bhagwant Das|Raja Bhagwant Das]] and Khusrau Mirza's (d. 1622) mother<br />
*[[Khusrau Mirza]], Jahangir's eldest son and briefly heir apparent to the Mughal throne<br />
*[[Sultan-un-Nissa Begum|Nithar Begum]] (born Sultan-un-Nissa) (d. 1646), Khusrau Mirza's sister and Jahangir's daughter<br />
*Bibi Tamolan's tomb<ref name="Datta"/><br />
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== Architecture==<br />
[[File:Tomb of Nithar.JPG|thumb|Decorated arch of the Tomb of Nithar|251x251px]]<br />
[[File:Allahabad, Khusru bagh, Nithar tomb interior (5) 2015-11-12.jpg|thumb|189x189px|Nithar's tomb interior]]<br />
The four sandstone mausoleums within this walled garden, present an exquisite example of [[Mughal architecture]]. The design of its main entrance, the surrounding gardens, and the three-tier tomb of Shah Begum, who died in 1604, has been attributed to ''Aqa Reza'', [[Jahangir]]’s principal court artist. Shah Begum, originally Manbhawati Bai, was the daughter of Raja Bhagwant Das of [[Amer, Rajasthan|Amber]]. Distressed by the discord between her husband Jahangir and son Khusrau, she committed suicide in 1604 by swallowing [[opium]]. Her tomb was designed in 1606 by Aqa Reza and is a three-storied terrace plinth without a main mound, inviting comparisons with [[Fatehpur Sikri]] by experts. The tomb however has a large [[chhatri]] that surmounts the plinth and the [[Arabesque (Islamic art)|arabesque inscriptions]] that adorn her tomb were carved out by Mir Abdullah Mushkin Qalam, Jahangir's greatest [[calligrapher]].<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|last1=Rashid |first1=Omar|title=Elegant tombs, unkempt greens|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/history-and-culture/elegant-tombs-unkempt-greens/article3922845.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=22 September 2012}}</ref><br />
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Next to the Begum's is the tomb of Khusrau's sister, Nithar. Architecturally, this is the most elaborate of the three. It lies on an elevated platform and is adorned with panels depicting the scalloped arch motif. Within the [[plinth]] are rooms whose ceilings have been elaborately painted with stars in concentric circles. The central room has on its walls floral decorations depicting Persian [[cypress]]es, wine vessels, flowers, and plants.<ref name="thehindu" /><br />
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The tomb of Khusrau is the last of the three tombs in Khusro Bagh. Khusro was first imprisoned in the garden after he rebelled against his father, Jahangir, in 1606. Following an attempt to escape, he was blinded by Jahangir's instructions. In 1622 he was killed on the orders of Khusrau's brother and Jehangir's third son [[Prince Khurram]], who later became the Emperor [[Shah Jahan]]. The tomb has [[fretwork]] windows and the tomb of his mare lies near his own.<ref name="thehindu" /><br />
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Khusrau's tomb was completed in 1622, while that of Nithar Begum's, which lies between Shah Begum's and Khusrau's tombs, was built on her instructions in 1624-25. Nithar's mausoleum is however empty and it does not contain her tomb within it.<ref name="brit">[http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personalisation/object.cfm?uid=019PHO000752S15U00045000 Khusru Bagh (Garden) at Allahabad, 1870s] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407105515/http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personalisation/object.cfm?uid=019PHO000752S15U00045000 |date=7 April 2009 }} ''[[British Library]].''</ref><br />
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During the [[Revolt of 1857]] Khusrau Bagh became the headquarters of the sepoys under [[Maulvi Liaquat Ali]] who took charge as the Governor of liberated Allahabad. In Allahabad however, the Mutiny was swiftly put down and Khusro Bagh was retaken by the British in two weeks.<ref name="thehindu" /><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Allahabad, Khusru bagh, Bibi Tamolan tomb.jpg|Bibi Tamolan's tomb<br />
File:Khusru Bagh 7.JPG|Tomb of Nithar and Khusrau<br />
File:Allahabad, Khusru bagh, Nithar tomb interior (1) 2015-11-12.jpg|Nithar's tomb interior<br />
File:Allahabad, Khusru bagh, Shah Begum tomb 2015-11-12.jpg|Shah Begum's tomb<br />
File:Khusru Bagh, Allahabad, 1870s.jpg|Mausoleums of ''Sultan Begum'', ''Nithar Begum'', and ''Khusrau''; Khusru Bagh photographed in the 1870s.<br />
File:Mausoleum in the Khusrau Bagh, near Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Wellcome V0050481.jpg|Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1796<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Mughal gardens|Mughal Gardens]]<br />
*[[Taj Mahal]]<br />
*[[List of tourist attractions in Allahabad]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Khusro Bagh}}<br />
* [https://thekhusrobaghproject.wordpress.com Major issues related to the construction and reception (both contemporaneous to its time and from a modern perspective) of Khusro Bagh]<br />
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Khusro-Bagh-dying-slow-death-because-of-neglect/articleshow/37254369.cms Khusro Bagh dying slow death because of neglect, Vinod Khanal, The Times of India 26 June 2014]<br />
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[[Category:Mughal gardens in India]]<br />
[[Category:Mughal tombs]]<br />
[[Category:Gardens in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
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