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The tomb of Mirza Jehangir, 1860 - 1869

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022D/13

Scope and Contents

298 x 237 mm. View of the entrance to the mausoleum of Prince Jahangir, son of Akbar Shah. The entrance is formed by a short flight of steps leading up to an elaborately carved arched doorway in marble. To either side are delicately worked pierced marble screens. Jahangir died at Allahabad and was placed in this tomb in 1832. The building forms one of a number of tombs at the shrine of Nizam-ud-din Aulia. Bourne no. 1365.

Dates

  • Creation: 1860 - 1869

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Language of Materials

English

Date information

DateText: Probably taken during the mid 1860s..

Originator(s)

Bourne, Samuel, 1834-1912, photographer

Finding aid date

2011-01-11 09:40:04+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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