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Safdarjung Tomb in New Delhi

Safdarjung's Tomb  or  Safdarjung ka Maqbara , as it is known in Hindi, is an architectural marvel of India of the Mughal era. The Tomb was built in the year 1753-54 in memorial of Mirza Muqim Abul Mansur Khan popularly known as Safdarjung by his son Nawab Shuja-ud-Daulah of Awadh. Safdarjung was the prime minister of Muhammad Shah who was a Mughal emperor from 1719 to 1748. In fact, it was Emperor Muhammad Shah who gave him the title of 'Safdarjung'. Safdarjung Tomb  is a garden tomb built in the style of other great Mughal architectures, the  Safdarjung tomb is located in Lodi Road, New Delhi . This was probably the only noteworthy structure being erected after the death of Aurangzeb. The architecture of the  Tomb of Safdarjung  was more or less inspired by  Humayun's tomb , though the cost was much less. The actual tomb was placed in the middle of a garden of approximately 300 square meter area, which was again based on Mughal Style. Besides...