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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{About|the tomb of 17th century Mughal general|the early 19th century Afghan noble|Azim Khan}}
{{Infobox historic building
| name = Azim Khan's Tomb
| image = Azim Khan Tomb after Renovation by ASI.JPG
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| map_type = India New Delhi
| map_caption = Location of Azim Khan's Tomb in Delhi
| building_type = Tomb
| architectural_style = [[Mughal architecture|Mughal]]
| location = Anuvrat Marg, Delhi-Gurgaon Road, [[Delhi]], [[India]]
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| start_date = 17th century
| completion_date = 17th century
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'''Azim Khan's Tomb''' (aka '''Azim Khan''') is the [[tomb]] of Azim Khan,<ref name="Delhi">{{cite book |author=R. V. Smith |chapter=Preserve This Monuments |title=Delhi: Unknown Tales of a City |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PPjSCQAAQBAJ&q=Azim+Khan%27s+Tomb&pg=PT58 |chapter-format=Paperback |type=Online |publisher=Roli Books Private Limited |date=30 May 2015 |page= |isbn= 9789351941255|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> who was a general of the [[Mughal Army]], located on a small hillock at Anuvrat Marg, Delhi-Gurgaon Road, in Delhi, India.<ref name="MOD">{{cite web |url=http://www.monumentsofdelhi.com/monuments/azim-khans-tomb |title=Location of Azim Khan's Tomb |website=monumentsofdelhi.com |publisher=Monuments of Delhi |location=Delhi |type=Online |access-date=18 July 2017 |quote=}}</ref> The tomb was commissioned in 17th century.<ref name="ASI">{{cite web |url=http://competentauthoritydelhi.co.in/MonumentViewer.aspx?ID=43 |title=Azim Khan's Tomb |website=competentauthoritydelhi.co.in |publisher=Competent Authority Delhi |location=Delhi |type=Online |access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> It is built in the typical square shaped structure with a crowned dome coated with [[plaster]] and decorated with [[carvings]].<ref name="AKT">{{cite web |url=https://www.delhiinformation.in/tourism/tombs/othertombsindelhi.html |title=Other Tombs in Delhi |website=delhiinformation.in |publisher=Delhi Information |location=Delhi |type=Online |access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> After the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] period, during the [[British rule]], the tomb was used as a recreational place by British soldiers.<ref name="indiavideo">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiavideo.org/delhi/travel/azim-khan-tomb-9078.php |title=Fame through a tomb; Azim Khan's Tomb in New Delhi |website=indiavideo.org |publisher=Invis Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. |type=Online |access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> The tomb is included into the [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Delhi|lists of Indian Monuments of National Importance]].

==History==
There are not enough historic records about the general Azim Khan. He was a general in the Mughal Army, was established by the empire's third emperor, [[Akbar]]. He was awarded the title "Akbar" (meaning "magnificent") by Akbar himself.{{fact|date=December 2018}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Azim Khan's Tomb.jpg|Entrance
File:Plaque, Azim Khan's Tomb (01).jpg|Sandstone plaque of the Azim Khan's Tomb
File:Azim khan's tomb2.jpg
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Azim Khan's Tomb}}
* {{Wikivoyage-inline}}

;Images

*[https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.5218039,77.1904368&q=28.593264,77.250602&spn=0.002209,0.00537&t=h Satellite picture by Google Maps]

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