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A tomb dedicated to Sirhindi Begum, also known as Akbarabadi Mahal, the third wife of Shah Jahan. She gained significant favour during the later years of the emperor, becoming his most beloved consort after Mumtaz Mahal.
The Tomb of Sirhindi Begum is a tomb located in the Taj Mahal complex. It was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his third wife Izz-un-Nissa Begum, also known by her title Akbarabadi Mahal.
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Grand Gate
The large gate that leads to the entrance of the Taj Mahal complex. The three entrances come together to enter the complex. Videography is allowed up to the red sandstone platform of the gate.
A tomb dedicated to Kandhari Begum, also known as Qandahari Begum, the first wife of Shah Jahan.
A tomb dedicated to Fatehpuri Begum, a consort of Shah Jahan. She was a patron of the arts who had built the Fatehpuri Mosque just outside the West Gate. Built in the 1650s, it is one of the less visited monuments in the Taj Mahal complex, overshadowed by the main mausoleum. It contains a single white dome and twenty-four arches, standing on an elevated platform. It is surrounded by the intricate jali walls of its adjacent mosque.
A two-storey drum house at the east, built of sandstone, and is capped with a white marble chhatris supported from 8 columns.
The raised marble water tank (hauz) at the centre of the garden, literally meaning and named after the "Tank of Abundance" promised to Muhammad in paradise where the faithful may quench their thirst upon arrival.
Contains the tomb of Satti-un-Nisa.