Place · Mughal garden-tomb · India
Itimad-ud-Daulah Tomb, Agra
Also known as Baby Taj, Mirza Ghiyas Beg Tomb
The 1622-1628 Itimad-ud-Daulah tomb at Agra, built by Mughal empress Nur Jahan for her father Mirza Ghiyas Beg (Itimad-ud-Daulah, 'Pillar of the State'), Jahangir's chief minister. The 23-metre square white marble tomb with corner minarets, intricate pietra dura inlay and translucent marble jalis is often called 'the Baby Taj' — the architectural prototype for the Taj Mahal (1632-1653) built by Nur Jahan's niece Mumtaz Mahal's son-in-law Shah Jahan. The tomb's garden-tomb layout, white marble construction and pietra dura inlay make it the stylistic bridge between the red sandstone Humayun's Tomb (1572) and the Taj Mahal. ASI protection since 1904. UNESCO tentative list.
- Function
- Burial and funerary
- Patron dynasty
- Mughal
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 27.193, 78.031
Connections (1)
- Site withinAgra
The 1622-1628 Itimad-ud-Daulah tomb sits within Agra on the east bank of the Yamuna, 7 kilometres upstream from the Taj Mahal. Built by Nur Jahan for her father Mirza Ghiyas Beg, this 'Baby Taj' is the architectural prototype for the Taj Mahal and sits within the Agra Mughal heritage ensemble alongside Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri and Sikandra.
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