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			{{Short description\|Mausoleum with tomb of Salim Chishti in Fatehpur Sikri in India}}
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	[[File:Fatehpur Sikri near Agra 2016-03 img02.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.3\|The tomb of Shaikh Salim Chisti is considered to be one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in India.]]		[[File:Fatehpur Sikri near Agra 2016-03 img02.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.3\|The tomb of Shaikh Salim Chisti is considered to be one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in India.]]
	The '''Tomb of Salim Chishti''' is ~~famed as one of~~ the ~~finest examples of~~ [[~~Mughal~~ architecture]] in [[~~India]], built during the years 1580 and 1581~~, ~~along with the imperial complex at [[~~Fatehpur Sikri]] ~~near Zenana Rauza and facing south towards~~ [[~~Buland Darwaza~~]], ~~within the~~ [[~~Quadrangle (architecture)\|quadrangle~~]] ~~of the~~ [[~~Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri\|Jama Masjid~~]] ~~which measures 350 ft. by 440 ft~~.<ref name=ft>{{cite book\|title=[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]] (v. 12)\|chapter-url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V12_091.gif\|publisher=Oxford\|pages=84–85\|chapter=Fatehpur Sikri}}</ref> It enshrines the burial place of the [[Sufi]] saint, [[Salim Chisti]] (1478 – 1572), a descendant ~~of Khwaja [[Moinuddin Chishti]]~~ of [[~~Ajmer~~]], and who lived in a [[cavern]] on the [[ridge]] at Sikri.<ref name="ar">{{cite web\|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_fatehpursikri.asp\|title=World Heritage Sites - Fatehpur Sikri (1986), Uttar Pradesh\|publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI) website}}</ref> ~~The~~ [[~~mausoleum~~]], ~~constructed~~ by [[Akbar]] as a mark of his respect for ~~the Sufi saint~~, who foretold the birth of Akbar's son~~, who was~~ named as [[Prince Salim]] after ~~the Sufi Saint and later jahangir~~ succeeded Akbar to the throne of the [[Mughal Empire]],<ref name=ft/>		The '''Tomb of Salim Chishti''' is a mausoleum locating within the [[quadrangle (architecture)\|quadrangle]] of the [[Jama Mosque, Fatehpur Sikri\|Jama Masjid]] in [[Fatehpur Sikri]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name=ft>{{cite book\|title=[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]] (v. 12)\|chapter-url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V12_091.gif\|publisher=Oxford\|pages=84–85\|chapter=Fatehpur Sikri}}</ref> It enshrines the burial place of the [[Sufi]] saint [[Salim Chisti]] (1478 – 1572), a descendant of [[Baba Farid]],<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Schimmel \|first=Annemarie \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wfVgEAAAQBAJ&dq=salim+chishti+ganj+shakar&pg=PA80 \|title=Islam in the Indian Subcontinent \|date=2022-02-22 \|publisher=BRILL \|isbn=978-90-04-49299-8 \|language=en}}</ref> and who lived in a cavern on the ridge at Sikri.<ref name="ar">{{cite web\|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_fatehpursikri.asp\|title=World Heritage Sites - Fatehpur Sikri (1986), Uttar Pradesh\|publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI) website}}</ref> Considered one of the finest examples of [[Mughal architecture]] in India, the mausoleum was built during the years 1580 and 1581 by [[Akbar]], along with the imperial complex at [[Fatehpur Sikri]] near Zenana Rauza.<ref name=ft/> It was constructed as a mark of his respect for Salim Chisti, who foretold the birth of Akbar's son (named [[Prince Salim]] after Salim Chisti), who succeeded Akbar to the throne of the [[Mughal Empire]].<ref name=ft/> Along with the Jama Masjid and the old city of Fatehpur Sikri, the tomb was inscribed on the [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage List]] in 1986.<ref name = unesco>{{cite web \|title=Fatehpur Sikri \|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/255/ \|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre \|publisher = United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization \|access-date=25 June 2023 \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Architecture==		==Architecture==
	[[File:Salim Chishti Tomb-2.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Intricate ''[[jali]]'', stone latticework window, looking into the [[Quadrangle (architecture)\|quadrangle]] of the [[Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri\|Jama Masjid]]]]		[[File:Salim Chishti Tomb-2.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Intricate ''[[jali]]'', stone latticework window, looking into the [[Quadrangle (architecture)\|quadrangle]] of the [[Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri\|Jama Masjid]]]]
	[[File:Salim Chishti Tomb-1.jpg\|thumb\|Wooden canopy over the inner tomb, with an inlaid mosaic of [[mother-of-pearl]]]]		[[File:Salim Chishti Tomb-1.jpg\|thumb\|Wooden canopy over the inner tomb, with an inlaid mosaic of [[mother-of-pearl]]]]
	The tomb ~~has been~~ constructed on a platform that is about 1 m. high, a flight of five steps leading to the entrance [[portico]]. The main tomb building is enclosed by delicate marble screens on all sides, and the tomb is located in the centre of the main hall, which has a single semi-circular dome. The marble building is beautifully carved and has an ivory-like appearance. The [[plinth]] is ornamented with mosaics of black and yellow marble arranged in geometric patterns. An ebony "chhaparkhat" enclosure surrounds the marble [[cenotaph]], which is usually covered by a green cloth. A wooden [[canopy (building)\|canopy]] ~~incrusted~~ with [[mother-of-pearl]] [[inlay]] [[mosaic]] over it.<ref>{{cite book\|title=[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]] ( V. 2)\|chapter-url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V02_161.gif\|publisher=Oxford\|page=126\|chapter=Indian Empire}}</ref>		The tomb was constructed on a platform that is about 1 metre high with a flight of five steps leading to the entrance [[portico]]. The main tomb building is enclosed by delicate marble screens on all sides, and the tomb is located in the centre of the main hall, which has a single semi-circular dome. The marble building is beautifully carved and has an ivory-like appearance. The [[plinth]] is ornamented with mosaics of black and yellow marble arranged in geometric patterns. An ebony "chhaparkhat" enclosure surrounds the marble [[cenotaph]], which is usually covered by a green cloth. A wooden [[canopy (building)\|canopy]] encrusted with [[mother-of-pearl]] [[inlay]] [[mosaic]] stretches over it.<ref>{{cite book\|title=[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]] ( V. 2)\|chapter-url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V02_161.gif\|publisher=Oxford\|page=126\|chapter=Indian Empire}}</ref>

	The door to the main chamber is intricately carved with [[Arabesque (Islamic art)\|arabesque]] patterns and bears inscriptions from the [[Quran]]. Brown marble borders the interior bays while the relief panels - with the Quran verses - have a blue background. The carved and painted tomb chamber has a white marble floor, which is inlaid with multicolored stones. The multicoloured stones which are also a piece of diamond ruby or ~~emreld~~.		The door to the main chamber is intricately carved with [[Arabesque (Islamic art)\|arabesque]] patterns and bears inscriptions from the [[Quran]]. Brown marble borders the interior bays while the relief panels - with the Quran verses - have a blue background. The carved and painted tomb chamber has a white marble floor, which is inlaid with multicolored stones. The multicoloured stones which are also a piece of diamond ruby or emerald.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	{{commons category\|Salim Chishti ~~Tomb (Fatehpur Sikri)~~}}		{{commons category\|Tomb of Salim Chishti}}
	*[https://archive.today/20081204124950/http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/agra/fatehpur-sikri/salim-chishti-s-tomb-outside/sphere-quicktime.html Salim Chishti's tomb (Outside), 360 degree view]		*[https://archive.today/20081204124950/http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/agra/fatehpur-sikri/salim-chishti-s-tomb-outside/sphere-quicktime.html Salim Chishti's tomb (Outside), 360 degree view]
	*[http://tourism.webindia123.com/tourism/pilgrimcenters/mosques/sheikhsalimchishti_tomb/index.htm?sub_cat=Mosques Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti]		*[http://tourism.webindia123.com/tourism/pilgrimcenters/mosques/sheikhsalimchishti_tomb/index.htm?sub_cat=Mosques Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti]
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	[[Category:Dargahs in ~~India~~]]		[[Category:Dargahs in Uttar Pradesh]]
	[[Category:Fatehpur Sikri]]		[[Category:Fatehpur Sikri]]
	[[Category:Mausoleums in Uttar Pradesh]]		[[Category:Mausoleums in Uttar Pradesh]]
	[[Category:Tourist attractions in Agra]]		[[Category:Tourist attractions in Agra]]
	[[Category:Buildings and structures in Agra district]]		[[Category:Buildings and structures in Agra district]]
			[[Category:Chishti Order buildings and structures]]
			[[Category:Mughal tombs]]
			[[Category:Tombs in Uttar Pradesh]]

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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
[[File:Fatehpur Sikri near Agra 2016-03 img02.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|The tomb of Shaikh Salim Chisti is considered to be one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in India.]]
The '''Tomb of Salim Chishti''' is famed as one of the finest examples of [[Mughal architecture]] in [[India]], built during the years 1580 and 1581, along with the imperial complex at [[Fatehpur Sikri]] near Zenana Rauza and facing south towards [[Buland Darwaza]], within the [[Quadrangle (architecture)|quadrangle]] of the [[Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri|Jama Masjid]] which measures 350 ft. by 440 ft.<ref name=ft>{{cite book|title=[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]] (v. 12)|chapter-url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V12_091.gif|publisher=Oxford|pages=84–85|chapter=Fatehpur Sikri}}</ref> It enshrines the burial place of the [[Sufi]] saint, [[Salim Chisti]] (1478 – 1572), a descendant of Khwaja [[Moinuddin Chishti]] of [[Ajmer]], and who lived in a [[cavern]] on the [[ridge]] at Sikri.<ref name="ar">{{cite web|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_fatehpursikri.asp|title=World Heritage Sites - Fatehpur Sikri (1986), Uttar Pradesh|publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI) website}}</ref> The [[mausoleum]], constructed by [[Akbar]] as a mark of his respect for the Sufi saint, who foretold the birth of Akbar's son, who was named as [[Prince Salim]] after the Sufi Saint and later jahangir succeeded Akbar to the throne of the [[Mughal Empire]],<ref name=ft/>

==Architecture==
[[File:Salim Chishti Tomb-2.jpg|thumb|left|Intricate ''[[jali]]'', stone latticework window, looking into the [[Quadrangle (architecture)|quadrangle]] of the [[Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri|Jama Masjid]]]]
[[File:Salim Chishti Tomb-1.jpg|thumb|Wooden canopy over the inner tomb, with an inlaid mosaic of [[mother-of-pearl]]]]
The tomb has been constructed on a platform that is about 1 m. high, a flight of five steps leading to the entrance [[portico]]. The main tomb building is enclosed by delicate marble screens on all sides, and the tomb is located in the centre of the main hall, which has a single semi-circular dome. The marble building is beautifully carved and has an ivory-like appearance. The [[plinth]] is ornamented with mosaics of black and yellow marble arranged in geometric patterns. An ebony "chhaparkhat" enclosure surrounds the marble [[cenotaph]], which is usually covered by a green cloth. A wooden [[canopy (building)|canopy]] incrusted with [[mother-of-pearl]] [[inlay]] [[mosaic]] over it.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]] ( V. 2)|chapter-url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V02_161.gif|publisher=Oxford|page=126|chapter=Indian Empire}}</ref>

The door to the main chamber is intricately carved with [[Arabesque (Islamic art)|arabesque]] patterns and bears inscriptions from the [[Quran]]. Brown marble borders the interior bays while the relief panels - with the Quran verses - have a blue background. The carved and painted tomb chamber has a white marble floor, which is inlaid with multicolored stones. The multicoloured stones which are also a piece of diamond ruby or emreld.

==Gallery==
[[File:Jali (Stone latticework) around Salim Chishti Tomb.jpg|thumb|1000px|left|A compilation of all the jalis around the tomb of Salim Chishti]]
<gallery widths=200px height=150px perrow="3" align="center">
Tomb of Salim Chisti1.JPG|Tomb of Salim Chisti
Ulama Salim Chisti.JPG|An ulama in front of the tomb
SC Sufis.JPG|Sufi singers in front of the building
DargahofSC.JPG|A closer view of the building
Fatehpur Sikri near Agra 2016-03 img03.jpg|Side view
Inside work in Salim Chisti's tomb.jpg|Inside work
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Salim Chishti Tomb (Fatehpur Sikri)}}
*[https://archive.today/20081204124950/http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/agra/fatehpur-sikri/salim-chishti-s-tomb-outside/sphere-quicktime.html Salim Chishti's tomb (Outside), 360 degree view]
*[http://tourism.webindia123.com/tourism/pilgrimcenters/mosques/sheikhsalimchishti_tomb/index.htm?sub_cat=Mosques Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti]

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{{Mughal Empire}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Salim Chishti}}
[[Category:Dargahs in India]]
[[Category:Fatehpur Sikri]]
[[Category:Mausoleums in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Agra]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Agra district]]

Tomb of Salim Chishti - Revision history

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