Baagh e Naazir
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Baagh e Naazir | |
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باغ ناظر | |
Year(s) built | 1748 |
Baagh e Naazir (Urdu: باغ ناظر; "Garden of Nazir") was built by the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah Rangila's chief eunuch (Urdu: خواجة سرا, romanized: Khwaja Sara) Nazir in 1748 (1161 A.H.).[1] It is located in Mehrauli, near Jamali Kamali and Mehrauli Archaeological Park.
This garden contained a number of pavilions, the most notable among which was made of red sandstone. Others were made of stone and plaster. The garden was surrounded by a stone wall, large sections of which still exist.[as of?]
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan's seminal work on the monuments of Delhi, Aasar us Sanadeed, contains a description and a sketch of the monument as it appeared in 1854.
The area has now[as of?] been taken over by Ashoka Mission,[2] a Buddhist organization.
Gallery
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Inscription on the gateway of Bagh e Naazir, as recorded in Aasar us Sanadeed
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Buddhist shrine that used to be a dalan (pavilion), Baagh e Naazir, Mehrauli, New Delhi
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Late mughal sandstone facade at the back of the buddhist shrine,Baagh e Naazir, Mehrauli, New Delhi
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Detailed view of the sandstone facade,Baagh e Naazir, Mehrauli, New Delhi
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Built somewhat in 1720s by the chief Eunuch Nazir of Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah Rangeela. Monument also called Bagh-i-Nazir. Situated next to the Mehrauli Archaeological Park in Mehrauli area of Delhi, India.
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Walls and Gate of Nazir ka Bagh, Mehrauli, Delhi. Built by the Chief Eunuch "Nazir" in the court of Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah Rangeela
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Gateway and walls of Bagh e Naazir or Nazir ka Bagh or the Garden of Nazir. Nazir was the Chief Eunuch in the court of Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah Rangeela.
References
[edit]- ^ Beale, Thomas William (1881). "Roz Afzun, Nazir" ناظر روز افزون خواجة سرا. The Oriental Biographical Dictionary. Asiatic Society of Bengal. p. 225.
- ^ "State of Conservation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
Further reading
[edit]- Syed Ahmad Khan. Aasar Us Sanaadeed (2nd ed.). Delhi: Delhi Urdu Academy.