Bani Begum Garden

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20°00′21″N 75°11′09″E / 20.005781°N 75.1859601°E / 20.005781; 75.1859601

The garden with the mausoleum located in the middle

Bani Begum Garden is a Mughal garden located in Khuldabad, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The garden contains the tomb of Jahan Bano Begum, who was the consort of the Mughal prince Bidar Bakht.^[1]

Description

The garden is surrounded by a large wall, with kiosks at its four corners. The entrance is through the middle of the northern wall. In the middle of the western wall is a mosque. Baradaris are situated in the middle of the eastern and southern walls.^[1]

The garden is divided into four plots by means of water channels, along which are paths. Each of these four portions are further sub divided into four flower-beds.^[1]

Tomb of Bani Begum

The tomb of Bani Begum is located in the center of the garden. Four Bengali-style pavilions surround the tomb.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Yazdani, Ghulam (1933). Annual Report of the Archaeological Department of His Exalted Highness The Nizam's Dominions (PDF). Baptist Mission Press. pp. 2–3.

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Yazdani, Ghulam (1933). Annual Report of the Archaeological Department of His Exalted Highness The Nizam's Dominions (PDF). Baptist Mission Press. pp. 2–3.

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