Place · Nur Jahan's caravanserai · India
Serai Nurmahal
Also known as Nurmahal Sarai, Serai Nurmahal
Nurmahal Sarai, built in 1618-20 by Empress Nur Jahan on the Lahore-Delhi highway, is the largest and finest surviving Mughal sarai in the subcontinent. Named for Nur Jahan herself (who grew up on this road), the quadrangular caravanserai has 140 cells, a mosque, a hammam, and a monumental southern gateway inscribed with the empress's name — a rare instance of a sarai commissioned by a Mughal woman.
- Function
- Trade & production
- Patron dynasty
- Mughal
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 31.097, 75.587
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- BuiltNur Jahan
Serai Nurmahal was commissioned by Empress Nur Jahan in 1618-20 as a rest-stop for imperial caravans on the Lahore-Delhi highway and named for herself. The quadrangular caravanserai has 140 cells, a mosque, a hammam and a monumental southern gateway inscribed with her name. It is the largest surviving Mughal sarai in the subcontinent and one of very few sarais commissioned by a Mughal woman.
Sources
Standard reference (Archaeological Survey of India).
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