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Nadan Mahal
LocationNadan Mahal Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
TypeMausoleum
MaterialStone
Beginning date1790
Completion date1800
Dedicated toShaikh Ibrahim Chishti [1]

Nadan Mahal (literally, "deliverance tomb")[2] is the mausoleum of Shaikh Ibrahim Chishti, a saint and the first governor of Lucknow[3] during the rule of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.[4]

Nadan Mahal

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "The tomb of Shaikh Ibrahim Chishti (d. 1543) at the Nadan Mahal, Lucknow". British Library. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  2. "Sheikh's followers prayed for nidan (deliverance) at his tomb". Lucknow. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  3. Karen Schreitmüller; Mohan Dhamotharan; Beate Szerelmy (2009). India (1st ed.). Ostfildern-Kemnat: Baedeker. p. 276. ISBN 9783829766227.
  4. "Inscribed on the back in ink: 'Niran Mahl near Lucknow and Mosque built in the time of the Emperor Ackbar.'". British Library. Retrieved 16 October 2013.