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Sultan Ghari was the first Islamic Mausoleum (tomb) built in 1231 AD for Prince Nasiruddin Mahmud, eldest son of Iltumish, in the "funerary landscape of Delhi" in the Nangal Dewat Forest, Near Nangal Dewat Vasant Kunj).
The octagonal tomb bears a striking resemblance to other tombs of the Sur dynasty monuments in the Lodi Gardens, in Delhi and demonstrates a marked progression in the development of the exquisite architectural style of the main tomb. Some of the architectural details present here were seen later in the main Humayun's tomb, though on a much ...
Lodi Gardens is a city park situated in New Delhi, India.Spread over 90 acres (360,000 m 2), [1] it contains Mohammed Shah's Tomb, the Tomb of Sikandar Lodi, the Shisha Gumbad and the Bara Gumbad, [2] architectural works of the 15th century by the Lodi dynasty - who ruled regions of northern India and Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of modern-day Pakistan, from 1451 to 1526 are present ...
The tomb of the noble Isa Khan Niazi is located in the Humayun's Tomb complex in Delhi, India.The mausoleum, octagonal in shape and built mainly of red sandstone, was built in 1547–1548 during the reign of Sher Shah Suri.
Ibrahim Khan Lodi (Persian: ابراهیم لودی; 1480 – 21 April 1526) was the last Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, [2] [3] who became Sultan in 1517 after the death of his father Sikandar Khan. He was the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty , reigning for nine years until 1526, when he was defeated and killed at the Battle of Panipat by Babur ...
Ghiyath al-Din Tughlaq's Tomb In Delhi. Ghiyas ud-Din Tughluq was the founder of the Tughluq dynasty built by Tughlaqs (Tughluq dynasty) of the Delhi Sultanate in India. . Within a year of his reign he decided to build the new fortified capital of Tughluqabad very close to the previous capital in Delhi, where he moved three years
The Humayun's Tomb is the first notable example of Mughal architecture in Delhi. Except for a few architectures like Humayun's Tomb and Purana Qila, most of the architectural work of this period was done in Shah Jahan's time or later. This period also saw building of 18th century Astronomical Observatory called Jantar Mantar.
Shams ud-Din Iltutmish [a] (1192 – 30 April 1236) was the third of the Mamluk kings who ruled the former Ghurid territories in northern India. He was the first Muslim sovereign to rule from Delhi, and is thus considered the effective founder of the Delhi Sultanate.