New Delhi, India
Seth Sarai, Mehrauli
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Muhammad Quli Khan was the elder brother of Adham Khan and both were sons of Maham Anga, the chief wet nurse for Mughal Emperor Akbar. The interiors still show the beautiful blue glazed tiles which are organised into delightful mosaics, the exterior only has a few remnants of such mosaics. The tomb was later given to the British resident of Delhi, Sir Thomas Metcalfe by the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II, who used it as his monsoon residence as it's surrounded by artificial lakes which still can be made out. He renamed the building \Dilkhush\ and built a boathouse too. Recommended only for persons with good physical stamina as the steps leading to & from the monument are immense and very steep. Located with Mehrauli Archaeological Park, to enter there are no charges.
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If one walks away from Qutub Minar finding solace and solitude, the nearest Mehrauli Archaeological Park is the best choice. In the park lies the tomb of Mohd. Quli Khan, the believed foster brother of the Akbar. Born to Maham Anga, the foster mother of the emperor Akbar, Quli Khan was a general in Akbar’s army. Except that not much is known about the person to whom the tomb is dedicated. The grand Mughal architecture is the testimony of Quli Khan’s significance in Akbar’s life. The date of construction is not known, neither is the name of the King who commissioned the monument. The tomb resembles the design of Mughal architecture with an entrance on alternate sides, calligraphy on the walls, the medallions are either engraved with Quranic verses or decorated with floral calligraphy. The monument lies on an elevated platform surrounded by stairs on alternative sides to reach to the tomb. The monument during the end of Mughal era was leased to Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe, who was an agent to the Governor of India to the imperial court of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor. The tomb was referred to as Dilkusha, meaning delight of the heart. Today, the monument is a protected site, with whole Mehrauli Archaeological Park under the care and maintenance of Archeological Survey of India.
Nice place, not overcrowded, good place to visit during Covid-19.
This building is the tomb of Muhammad Quli Khan, a general who served the Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great. Other than that I can find no information on his notability to warrant a tomb in such a prominent location next to the Qutub Minar. The building is mostly ruins and only the main tomb of the complex is intact. The main tomb is an octagonal building decorated with stucco floral patterns and glazed tiles. The design of the building is similar to Lodi era Indo-Islamic style rather than the later Mughal style, especially as the structure has been built with illusion of being multi-storeyed. There’s no cenotaph to mark the location of the tomb, which was a bit odd The tomb is one of the more interesting buildings in the free to enter Mehrauli Archaeological Park, which is itself one of the best free to do things in Delhi.
Sourrounded by nature. Good plance for family picnic.
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