Nadan Mahal

Nadan Mahal
Location Nadan Mahal Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Type Mausoleum
Material Stone
Beginning date 1790
Completion date 1800
Dedicated to Shaikh Ibrahim Chishti [1]

Nadan Mahal (literally, "deliverance tomb")[2] is the mausoleum of Shaikh Ibrahim Chishti, a saint and the first governor of Lucknow[3] during the rule of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.[4]

References

  1. "The tomb of Shaikh Ibrahim Chishti (d. 1543) at the Nadan Mahal, Lucknow". http://www.bl.uk/. Retrieved 16 October 2013. External link in |work= (help)
  2. "Sheikh's followers prayed for nidan (deliverance) at his tomb.". http://lucknow.me/. Retrieved 16 October 2013. External link in |work= (help)
  3. Dhamotharan, [text: Karen Schreitmüller. With conbributions by Mohan; Scuffil], Beate Szerelmy. Ed.: Baedeker ed. team (Robert Taylor). Transl.: Michael (2009). India. (1st ed.). Ostfildern-Kemnat: Baedeker. p. 276. ISBN 9783829766227. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
  4. "Inscribed on the back in ink: 'Niran Mahl near Lucknow and Mosque built in the time of the Emperor Ackbar.'". http://www.bl.uk/. Retrieved 16 October 2013. External link in |work= (help)


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