The Tomb of Mughal Emperor Jahangir

 

The tomb of Jahangir was built after the Mughal emperor’s death in 1627 and completed in 1637, in the reign of his son and successor, Shah Jahan, when the Mughal Empire held sway over the entire Indian

LOCATION

                        Jahangir situated in Shahdara Lahore and Makbara Jahangir built by Shah Jahan. The tomb of Jahangir is located in Shahdara northwest of the walled city of Lahore.

This tomb is reached by crossing the Ravi River from Lahore in a rural area known for its many recreational gardens. The grave is located in Nur Jahans Recreational Garden, Dilkusha Garden, which was built in 1557.

HISTORY

                    Repair works were undertaken at the tomb in 1814 according to Sikh court records. The tomb complex, however, was also desecrated under Sikh rule when they were pillaged by the army of Ramjet Singh, with building materials used for decoration of the   in Golden Temple in Amritsar, The pillaged grounds were then converted for use as a private residence for an officer in the army of Ramjet Singh, Senior Ohms, who was also known as Musa Sahib. Ramjet Singh further desecrated the mausoleum once more when he ordered that Musa Sahib be buried on the tomb's grounds after dying from cholera in 1828. By 1880, a rumor had begun circulating which alleged that the tomb once was topped by a dome or second story that was stolen by Ramjet Singh's army, though no evidence has been found to suggest that a dome or second story ever existed at the tomb.