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Chini ka Rauza
Façade of Chini ka Rauza, in 2024
Type	Mausoleum
Location	Katra Wazir Khan, Agra, India
Coordinates	27°12′3.08″N 78°2′3.78″E / 27.2008556°N 78.0343833°E / 27.2008556; 78.0343833
Built	1635; 390 years ago (1635)
Built for	Afzal Khan Shirazi
Architectural style(s)	Mughal architecture
Monument of National Importance

Chini ka Rauza is a funerary monument, rauza in Agra, India, containing the tomb of Afzal Khan Shirazi, a scholar and poet who was the Grand Vizier of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. The tomb was built in 1635. The Chini Ka Rauza is situated just 1 kilometre north of Itmad-Ud-Daulah's Tomb, on the eastern (left) bank of Yamuna river in Agra, and 2 kilometres away from the Taj Mahal.

The outer walls of the monument is decorated with glazed tile and hence the name Chini ka Rauza (the word chini coming from China).

History

Also known as China Tomb, this is the mausoleum of Afzal Khan who was a Persian poet during the reign of Jahangir. Later he became the wazir during Shah Jahan's reign. Khan died in Lahore in 1639 and was buried here at Agra. The tomb is built facing the city of Mecca.

Architecture

The structure's architectural style is unusual because of the exotic architectural style and is unusually plain possessing a sultanate style unproportional dome.

Due to the inclement weather, the various types of enamel colours have worn away from the tiles. In the facades, the builders used earthenware pots to reduce the weight of the concrete filling which was followed in Rome and Egypt.

The interior houses two graves (Afzal Khan and his wife) along with brightly painted walls and ceilings. It stands in the centre of a Charbagh styled garden overlooking the Yamuna.

• Damaged yet intricate pietra dura inlay work at Chini Ka Rauza
• Interior view

See also

• Agra Fort
• Itmad-Ud-Daulah
• Taj Mahal
• Aram Bagh, Agra

References

1. ^ Datta, Rangan (5 July 2024). "Agra beyond the Taj: Exploring tombs and gardens on the left bank of Yamuna". The Telegraph. My Kolkata. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
2. Stephen Meredyth Edwardes (1930). Mughal Rule in India. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. pp. 332–. ISBN 978-81-7156-551-1.
3. Havell, p.92

Notes

• Ernest Binfield Havell. A Handbook to Agra and the Taj, Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri, and the Neighbourhood. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 9788120617117.
• Lucy Peck. Agra: The Architectural Heritage. Roli Books Private Limited. ISBN 9788174369420.

External links

27°12′03″N 78°02′03″E / 27.20083°N 78.03417°E / 27.20083; 78.03417

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World Heritage Sites	Agra Fort Fatehpur Sikri Taj Mahal
Mughal architecture	Chini Ka Rauza Gyarah Sidi Itmad-Ud-Daulah Mariam's Tomb Sikandra
Mosques	Jama Mosque Mina Mosque Moti Mosque Nagina Mosque Humayun Mosque
Other religious places	Bateshwar Guru ka Tal Mankameshwar Temple Swamibagh
Shopping	Kinari Bazaar Loha Mandi Raja ki mandi Sadar Bazaar Sanjay Place
Gardens	Aram Bagh Mehtab Bagh Paliwal Park
Wildlife sanctuaries	Etawah Safari Park Keetham Lake National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary Patna Bird Sanctuary Saman Bird Sanctuary
Fairs	Ram Barat Taj Mahotsav

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