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Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah

Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Itmad Ud Daulah.


Itmad Ud Daulah (also known as the Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah, Bacha Taj, or the Baby Taj) is a Mughal mausoleum in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Built between 1622 and 1628, it was commissioned by the Mughal empress Nur Jahan for her father, Mirza Ghiyas Beg, who had been given the title I'timād-ud-Daulah (“Pillar of the State”) by Emperor Jahangir. Ghiyas Beg was the grandfather of Mumtaz Mahal, the Empress consort of Shah Jahan who commissioned the Taj Mahal for her.