He was from Heart, Northwest Afghanistan and had designed several buildings previously. Bega Begum assigned him with the task to design the monument, but unfortunately before the completion of the structure he expired and his son Sayyed Muhammad ibn Mirak Ghiyathuddin completed the construction of the monument in The tomb had two had double storeyed getaways on the west and the south which are 16 metres in height It has rooms on either side of the passage and a small courtyards on the upper floors.
Six sided stars on the main gateway on the west, is also seen on the iwan of the main tomb structure. The structure is made of rubble masonry and red sandstone. White Marble is used for the flooring of the monument, door frames, lattice screens jaalis , eaves chhajja are used for the main dome. The structure is square in design and the plinth of the monument is constructed with rubble core and has fifty-six cells all around, and houses over gravestones.
The entire base structure is a few steps high and is on a raised platform. The design of the tomb was inspired by Persian architecture. The building with chamfered corners rises from a 7-m. In the centre of the cell complex, the grave is properly placed and it is accessible by a passage on the south.
The central chamber of the tomb is octagonal in shape and it consists of the cenotaph. The diagonal sides directs to the corner chambers which consists of the graves of members of the royal family.
The outer sides of the tomb are designed by marble borders and panels and the three arched alcoves adds to the beauty of the monument with the central one being the highest. The roof with the double dome The cenotaph in the central octagonal chamber is surrounded by octagonal chambers at the diagonals and arched lobbies on the sides. Each side have three arches with the central one being the highest. The second storey also have the same design.
The mausoleum is a combination of Persian architecture and Indian traditions. The arched alcoves corridors and the high double dome depicts Persian architecture and the the kiosks, which give it a pyramidal outline from distance is an example of Indian tradition.
Several Mughal Emperors dynasty lie buried here. The Barbers Nai-ka-Gumbad tomb is located on On the southwestern side of the tomb,which stands on a raised platform, reached by seven steps from the south. Char Bagh Garden's quadrilateral layout is defined by the four central water courses. The Charbagh Garden, a Persian style garden was the first of its kind in the South Asia region with quadrilateral layout. The garden is divided into four squares paved walkways khiyabans and two bisecting central water channels, which reflects the four rivers that flow in jannat, the Islamic concept of paradise.
Each of the four square is further separated into smaller squares with pathways and finally creating 36 squares. The garden depicts a design typical of later Mughal gardens. The central water channels suggests the Quranic verse, which talks of rivers flowing beneath the 'Garden of Paradise' by appearing to disappear beneath the tomb structure and reappearing on the other side in a straight line.
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Saint Nizamuddin has become a famous Sufi saint of Delhi and has been highly regarded by the rulers of Delhi. His then residence was also located in the Chilla-Nizamuddin Auliya, in the north-east direction from the place of the tomb. In later Mughal history, the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar along with three other princes took refuge here during the first Indian freedom struggle of He was later arrested by Captain Hodgson of the British Army from here and was later imprisoned in Rangoon.
Barber's Tomb - Inside the boundary wall is a mausoleum called Nai-ka-Dome, which is the tomb of a royal barber. However, due to not inscribed on it, it is difficult to know whose grave it is.
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