Chini Ka Rauza - Revision history

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			{{Short description\|Monument in India}}
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	[[File:Chini Ka Rauza, Indo-Persian-Mosque in Agra, India - Photo by Eldar Mamedov Persian Dutch-Network.jpg\|thumb\|Chini Ka Rauza, in Agra]]'''Chini ka Rauza''' is a funerary monument, ''[[rauza]]'' in [[Agra]], [[India]], containing the tomb of [[Afzal Khan Shirazi]], a scholar and poet who was the ~~Prime Minister~~ of the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Shah Jahan]]. The tomb was built in 1635. The Chini Ka Rauza is situated just 1 kilometre north of [[Itmad-Ud-Daulah]]'s Tomb, on the eastern bank of [[Yamuna river]] in [[Agra]], and 2 kilometres away from the Taj Mahal.		{{Infobox historic site
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			[[File:Chini Ka Rauza, Indo-Persian-Mosque in Agra, India - Photo by Eldar Mamedov Persian Dutch-Network.jpg\|thumb\|Chini Ka Rauza, in Agra]]'''Chini ka Rauza''' is a funerary monument, ''[[rauza]]'' in [[Agra]], [[India]], containing the tomb of [[Afzal Khan Shirazi]], a scholar and poet who was the [[Grand vizier\|Grand Vizier]] of the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Shah Jahan]]. The tomb was built in 1635. The Chini Ka Rauza is situated just 1 kilometre north of [[Itmad-Ud-Daulah]]'s Tomb, on the eastern (left) bank of [[Yamuna river]] in [[Agra]], and 2 kilometres away from the Taj Mahal.<ref name="Rangan">{{cite news \|last1=Datta \|first1=Rangan \|title=Agra beyond the Taj: Exploring tombs and gardens on the left bank of Yamuna \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/places/agra-beyond-the-taj-exploring-tombs-and-gardens-on-the-left-bank-of-yamuna/cid/2031729 \|access-date=18 July 2024 \|agency=My Kolkata \|publisher=The Telegraph \|date=5 July 2024}}</ref>

	The ~~facade~~ of the monument is ~~also known its~~ [[Chinese glazed roof tile\|glazed tile]] ~~work, called ''kashi'' or ''~~chini~~'' in Mughal era buildings~~.<ref name="Edwardes1930">{{cite book\|author=Stephen Meredyth Edwardes\|title=Mughal Rule in India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4aqU9Zu7mFoC&pg=PA332-IA2\|year=1930\|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist\|isbn=978-81-7156-551-1\|pages=332–}}</ref>		The outer walls of the monument is decorated with [[Chinese glazed roof tile\|glazed tile]] and hence the name Chini ka Rauza (the word chini coming from [[China]]).<ref name="Edwardes1930">{{cite book\|author=[[Stephen Meredyth Edwardes]]\|title=Mughal Rule in India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4aqU9Zu7mFoC&pg=PA332-IA2\|year=1930\|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist\|isbn=978-81-7156-551-1\|pages=332–}}</ref><ref name="Rangan"/>

	==History==		==History==
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	Due to the inclement weather, the various types of enamel colours have worn away from the tiles. In the facades, the builders used earthenware pots to reduce the weight of the concrete filling which was followed in [[Rome]] and [[Egypt]].		Due to the inclement weather, the various types of enamel colours have worn away from the tiles. In the facades, the builders used earthenware pots to reduce the weight of the concrete filling which was followed in [[Rome]] and [[Egypt]].

			The interior houses two graves (Afzal Khan and his wife) along with brightly painted walls and ceilings. It stands in the centre of a [[Charbagh]] styled garden overlooking the [[Yamuna]].<ref name="Rangan"/>

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	==External links==		==External links==
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Ajay Kumar: Updated the article

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	==See also==		==See also==

	* [[Agra Fort]]		* [[Agra Fort]]
	* [[Itmad-Ud-Daulah]]		* [[Itmad-Ud-Daulah]]
	* [[Taj Mahal]]		* [[Taj Mahal]]
	* [[~~Ram~~ Bagh]]		* [[Aram Bagh, Agra]]

	== References ==		== References ==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{commons category\|Chini Ka Rauza}}~~

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>Ritvik S at 17:48, 19 April 2021

2021-04-19T17:48:11Z

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[[File:Chini Ka Rauza, Indo-Persian-Mosque in Agra, India - Photo by Eldar Mamedov Persian Dutch-Network.jpg|thumb|Chini Ka Rauza, in Agra]]'''Chini ka Rauza''' is a funerary monument, ''[[rauza]]'' in [[Agra]], [[India]], containing the tomb of [[Afzal Khan Shirazi]], a scholar and poet who was the Prime Minister of the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Shah Jahan]]. The tomb was built in 1635. The Chini Ka Rauza is situated just 1 kilometre north of [[Itmad-Ud-Daulah]]'s Tomb, on the eastern bank of [[Yamuna river]] in [[Agra]], and 2 kilometres away from the Taj Mahal.

The facade of the monument is also known its [[Chinese glazed roof tile|glazed tile]] work, called ''kashi'' or ''chini'' in Mughal era buildings.<ref name="Edwardes1930">{{cite book|author=Stephen Meredyth Edwardes|title=Mughal Rule in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4aqU9Zu7mFoC&pg=PA332-IA2|year=1930|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|isbn=978-81-7156-551-1|pages=332–}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Chini ka Rauza, Agra.jpg|right|thumb|Chini ka Rauza, Agra]]

Also known as China Tomb, this is the mausoleum of Afzal Khan who was a Persian poet during the reign of [[Jahangir]]. Later he became the [[Vizier|wazir]] during [[Shah Jahan]]'s reign. Khan died in [[Lahore]] in 1639 and was buried here at [[Agra]].<ref name="CR">Havell, p.92</ref> The tomb is built facing the city of [[Mecca]].

==Architecture==
The structure's architectural style is unusual because of the exotic architectural style and is unusually plain possessing a sultanate style unproportional dome.

Due to the inclement weather, the various types of enamel colours have worn away from the tiles. In the facades, the builders used earthenware pots to reduce the weight of the concrete filling which was followed in [[Rome]] and [[Egypt]].

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Damaged yet intricate pietra dura inlay work at Chini Ka Rauza 05.JPG|Damaged yet intricate pietra dura inlay work at Chini Ka Rauza
Interior of Chini Ka Rauza, Agra, India - October 2014.jpg|Interior view
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==See also==

* [[Agra Fort]]
* [[Itmad-Ud-Daulah]]
* [[Taj Mahal]]
* [[Ram Bagh]]

== References ==
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== Notes ==
* {{cite book|title = A Handbook to Agra and the Taj, Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri, and the Neighbourhood |url = https://archive.org/details/handbooktoagrata0000have | author = Ernest Binfield Havell| ISBN = 9788120617117| publisher = Asian Educational Services}}
* {{cite book|title = Agra: The Architectural Heritage | author =Lucy Peck| ISBN = 9788174369420| publisher = Roli Books Private Limited}}

==External links==
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{{Tourist attractions in Agra}}
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[[Category:Mughal architecture]]
[[Category:1635 establishments in Asia]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Agra district]]

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