Itmad-ud-daulah tomb through the entrance gate
Itmad-ud-Daula's Tomb is a Mughal mausoleum in the city of Agra in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Often described as 'jewel box', sometimes called the 'Baby T?j', the tomb of I'tim?d-ud-Daulah is often regarded as a draft of the T?j Mahal. Along with the main building, the structure consists of numerous outbuildings and gardens. The tomb, built between 1622 and 1628 represents a transition between the first phase of monumental Mughal architecture - primarily built from red sandstone with marble decorations, as in Humayun's Tomb in Delhi and Akbar's tomb in Sikandra - to its second phase, based on white marble and pietra dura inlay, most elegantly realized in the T?j Mahal. The mausoleum was commissioned by N?r Jah?n, the wife of Jahangir, for her father Mirz? Ghiy?s Beg, who had been given the title of I'tim?d-ud-Daulah (pillar of the state). Mirz? Ghiy?s Beg was also the grandfather of Mumt?z Mah?l (originally named Arj?mand B?no, daughter of Asaf Kh?n), the wife of the emperor Sh?h Jah?n, responsible for the building of the T?j Mahal.
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Location: Itmad-ud-daulah Agra India
Photo credit: © Bjoern Backe / Alamy / Afripics
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