Tomb of Aurangzeb, Khuldabad, Aurangabad
  Indianetzone: Largest Free Encyclopedia of India with thousand of articles History of India


in  
Art & Culture | Entertainment | Health | Reference | Sports | Society | Travel
Forum  | RSS Feeds  | Free E-magazine
History of India : History of India l Medieval History of India l Modern History Of India l Muslim Rule in India l Indian Historical Dynasties l Indian Battles l Indian Natural History l Indian Rulers l Caste System in India l Sources of History of India
Home > Reference > History of India > Medieval History of India > Mughal Dynasty > Mughal Emperors > Aurangzeb > Mughal Architecture During Aurangzeb > Tomb of Aurangzeb
Tomb of Aurangzeb, Khuldabad, Aurangabad
Tomb of Aurangzeb is an honest contribution by the Mughal emperor at being distinctly dissimilar from his predecessors.

Tomb of Aurangzeb, Khuldabad, AurangabadEmperor Aurangzeb had alighted upon the Mughal Empire, during which the dynasty was already into a phase of major transition, which was forever crystalised by the said emperor himself. Shah Jahan had set the balls rolling for a gigantic empire to be extended further and further, which was materialistically lapped up literally by Aurangzeb, to subjugate the Deccan and south India under the Mughal realm. All the same, under Aurangzeb and his successors the framework of earlier architectural patronage was incredibly metamorphosed. That is, under the earlier Mughals, the emperor was the model patron. The nobility generally regarded the type of structures he built and the styles he favoured as the ideal to emulate. Under Aurangzeb and especially under his successors, that changed. There was no dynamic imperial patron, so the nobility and other classes built independently of strong central direction, often employing styles and motifs that still echoed those established in Shah Jahan`s reign. Operating thus under the shadow of Shah Jahan or Akbar, Aurangzeb was bogged with the cumbersome and highly expected task to upheld his prestigious predecessors, which the emperor had consciously avoided. His architectural works themselves proves a point, beginning with Bibi-ka-Maqbara and ending in his own tomb. Indeed, the tomb of Aurangzeb by the humble town of Khuldabad, Aurangabad, deserves significance as an unlike structure. Aurangzeb`s tomb as a self-creation bears considerable history, related to the once-erected mosques or tombs during Aurangzeb`s prime of life.

Just before he had breathed his last, Aurangzeb had ordered the construction of his tomb at the dargah of Shaikh Burhan ud-Din in Khuldabad, standing for the `Abode of Eternity`, not far from Aurangabad and the Ellora Caves. This area long had been the burial site of esteemed saints, as well as some Deccani and Mughal princes. The emperor`s open-air grave, in accordance with his final wishes, was marked by a simple stone cenotaph, although in the early 20th century it was faced with white marble. The top was filled with earth so plants might grow.

Throughout his life Aurangzeb was concerned about the maintenance of royal tombs, foreshadowing the interest in his own.

(Last Updated on : 2/11/2009)
  More on Mughal Architecture During Aurangzeb...
 
Architecture of Aurangabad during Aurangzeb Tomb of Aurangzeb Architecture of Varanasi During Aurangzeb
Mosques During Aurangzeb    
Recently Updated Articles in History of India
  • Indian Philosophy In The Vedic Period
    Indian Philosophy in the Vedic Period was primarily based on the concepts of nature worship.
  •  
  • Mughal Architecture During Later Mughals
    Mughal architecture during later Mughals blatantly had displayed its unostentatious-ness and deficiency of secured fina.
  •  
  • Kushana Empire
    Kushanas are revered for their contribution in economic, social and cultural prosperity in classical India.
  •  
  • Mauryan Society
    Mauryan Society followed a strict seven fold division based on the profession of the individuals.
  •  
  • Ajatashatru
    Ajatashatru was a prominent ruler of Magadha and had established the pre-dominance of Magadha in Eastern India.
E-mail this Article | Post a Comment
Free E-magazine
Subscribe to Free
E-Magazine on History of India

 
Tomb of Aurangzeb, Khuldabad, Aurangabad Sitemap
Contact Us   |   RSS Feeds
Copyright © 2008 Jupiter Infomedia Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved including the right to reproduce the contents in whole or in part in any form or medium without the express written permission of Jupiter Infomedia Pvt. Ltd.