Baagh e Naazir

Baagh e Naazir
باغِ ناظر
Bagh e Naazir as it appeared in mid-19th century
Bagh e Naazir as it appeared in mid-19th century

Baagh e Naazir باغِ ناظر; "Garden of Nazir") was built by the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah Rangila's chief eunuch () Nazir in 1748 (1161 A.H.).<ref>Beale, Thomas William (1881). "Roz Afzun, Nazir" ناظر روز افزون خواجہ سرا. The Oriental Biographical Dictionary. Asiatic Society of Bengal. p. 225.</ref> It is located in Mehrauli, near Jamali Kamali and Mehrauli Archaeological Park.

This garden contained a number of pavilions, the most notable among which was made of red sandstone. Others were made of stone and plaster. The garden was surrounded by a stone wall, large sections of which still exist.Template:As of?

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan's seminal work on the monuments of Delhi, Aasar us Sanadeed, contains a description and a sketch of the monument as it appeared in 1854.

The area has nowTemplate:As of? been taken over by Ashoka Mission,<ref>"State of Conservation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2013.</ref> a Buddhist organization.

Gallery

<gallery> File:Inscription on the gateway of Bagh e Naazir, as recorded in Aasar us Sanadeed.jpg|Inscription on the gateway of Bagh e Naazir, as recorded in Aasar us Sanadeed File:Buddhist shrine that used be a dalan( pavilion) , Baagh e Naazir, Mehrauli, New Delhi.jpg|Buddhist shrine that used to be a dalan (pavilion), Baagh e Naazir, Mehrauli, New Delhi File:Late mughal sandstone facade at the back of the buddhist shrine,Baagh e Naazir, Mehrauli, New Delhi.jpg|Late mughal sandstone facade at the back of the buddhist shrine, Baagh e Naazir, Mehrauli, New Delhi File:Details of the sandstone facade,Baagh e Naazir, Mehrauli, New Delhi.jpg|Detailed view of the sandstone facade, Baagh e Naazir, Mehrauli, New Delhi File:Nazir ka Bagh Gateway, Mehrauli, Delhi.jpg|Built somewhat in 1720s by the chief Eunuch Nazir of Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah Rangeela. Monument also called Bagh-i-Nazir. Situated next to the Mehrauli Archaeological Park in Mehrauli area of Delhi, India. File:Nazir ka Bagh, Mehrauli, Delhi.jpg|Walls and Gate of Nazir ka Bagh, Mehrauli, Delhi. Built by the Chief Eunuch "Nazir" in the court of Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah Rangeela File:Walls and Gate of Nazir ka Bagh, Mehrauli, Delhi.jpg|Gateway and walls of Bagh e Naazir or Nazir ka Bagh or the Garden of Nazir. Nazir was the Chief Eunuch in the court of Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah Rangeela. </gallery>

Further reading

• Syed Ahmad Khan. Aasar Us Sanaadeed (2nd ed.). Delhi: Delhi Urdu Academy.