Nadan Mahal
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Location | Nadan Mahal Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
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Type | Mausoleum |
Material | Stone |
Beginning date | 1790 |
Completion date | 1800 |
Dedicated to | Shaikh Ibrahim Chishti [1] |
Nadan Mahal (literally, "deliverance tomb")[2] is the mausoleum of Shaikh Ibrahim Chishti, a saint and the first governor of Lucknow[3] during the rule of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "The tomb of Shaikh Ibrahim Chishti (d. 1543) at the Nadan Mahal, Lucknow". British Library. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Sheikh's followers prayed for nidan (deliverance) at his tomb". Lucknow. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ Karen Schreitmüller; Mohan Dhamotharan; Beate Szerelmy (2009). India (1st ed.). Ostfildern-Kemnat: Baedeker. p. 276. ISBN 9783829766227.
- ^ "Inscribed on the back in ink: 'Niran Mahl near Lucknow and Mosque built in the time of the Emperor Ackbar.'". British Library. Retrieved 16 October 2013.