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[[Image:Fatehpursikrinaqqarkhana.png|thumb|Naqqar Khana near [[Fatehpur Sikri]], [[Delhi]].]]
[[Image:Bara Imambara Naubat Khana 01.JPG|thumb|''[[Naubat Khana]]'' at [[Bara Imambara]], [[Lucknow]].]]
[[Image:Brooklyn Museum - Portrait of Mirza Dakhani Naubat Khan - Hardas.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Mirza Dakhani Nabut Khan, [[Brooklyn Museum]]]]
'''Naqqar Khana''' ({{lang-hi|नक़्क़ार ख़ाना}}, {{lang-ur|{{nastaliq|نقّار خانہ}}}}) or '''Naubat Khana''' (Hindi: नौबत ख़ाना, Urdu: {{Nastaliq|نوبت خانہ}}) is a term for a drum house or orchestra pit during ceremonies. The name literally means ''drum'' (Naqqar/Naubat)-''house'' (Khana).<ref name="toi_white_wall">{{cite news|last=Verma|first=Richi|title=One wall inside Red Fort to turn white|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/One-wall-inside-Red-Fort-to-turn-white/articleshow/8448477.cms?referral=PM|accessdate=10 March 2014|newspaper=Times of India|date=20 May 2011}}</ref> They are a distinct sign of [[Mughal architecture]] and were constructed under areas their influence in [[India]], [[Pakistan]] and nearby countries.{{cn|date=October 2017}}

[[Bismillah Khan]]'s family had played [[shehnai]] for generations in Naqqar Khanas overlooking palaces and temples which enabled their music to be heard across the countryside.{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}}

==Important locations==

===Red Fort===
[[Image:Naqqar Khana in Delhi.jpg|thumb|Naqqar Khana in [[Red Fort]]]]
The pavilion named Naubat Khana in [[Red Fort]] in [[Delhi]] is near the entrance on the eastern side of the ten pillars lane, next to a different pavilion where royal palanquins and other paraphernalia were placed. It housed 18 kinds of musical instruments that used to form part of the royal entourage.

It was constructed in 1636 CE by the Mughals. After the end of their patronage, Naubat Khana fell into a state of disrepair and remained in that state for almost a century until a Britisher named George Fisher restored it in 1858 for the new ''Zilla School'' (district school).<ref>{{cite web|title=Naubhatkana|url=http://www.maduraidirectory.com/palace/naub.php|work=maduraidirectory.com|accessdate=10 March 2014}}</ref> After the end of [[British Raj]], the place became dilapidated. The American Mission declined to take it as a gift due to its poor condition. The government used it as the police headquarters for some time, but currently it serves as a middle school.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kedia|first=Lavika|title=Red Fort, the dying heritage|url=http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/red-fort-the-dying-heritage-/5/18171/|accessdate=10 March 2014|newspaper=The Sunday Indian|date=11 July 2011}}</ref>

Recently, one of its side was painted white (from the original red) by [[Archaeological Survey of India]] as it is thought to be its original color.<ref name="toi_white_wall"/>

===Taj Mahal===
The [[Taj Mahal]] complex has two Naubat Khanas overlooking the pool in the Charbagh garden.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tajmahal.org.uk/rest-house.html|title = Taj Mahal Rest House - Rest House in Taj Mahal Agra - Taj Mahal Naqqar Khana}}</ref>

==References==
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