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Tomb of Safdar Jang

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Safdar Jang’s Tomb, Delhi
Safdar Jang’s Tomb, Delhi

Safdarjung's Tomb is a sandstone and marble mausoleum in Delhi, India. It was built in 1754 in the late Mughal Empire style for Nawab Safdarjung. The monument has an ambience of spaciousness and an imposing presence with its domed and arched red brown and white coloured structures. Safdarjung, Nawab of Oudh, was made prime minister of the Mughal Empire (Wazir ul-Mamlak-i-Hindustan) when Ahmed Shah Bahadur ascended the throne in 1748.

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Tomb of Safdar Jang
Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi

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Aurobindo Marg
100011 New Delhi (Chanakya Puri Tehsil)
Delhi, India
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