The Shrine of Nizamuddin
June 30, 1840
Architectural and Building
Bahadur Shah II 1837–1857
The Shrine of Nizamuddin
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Fig, 55: THE SHRINE AND MOSQUE OF NIZAMUDDIN, studio of Mazhar Ali Khan, c. 1840. From Metcalfe's Delhi Book. Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya (1236-1325) of the Chishti order was Delhi's most revered Muslim saint and his tomb or dargah is still a site of pilgrimage. The tomb was originally erected in 1325 and was last rebuilt in white marble with a dome and perforated screens (jalis) in 1652-53 by the Governor of Delhi Nawab Khalilallah Khan.