Garden Tomb of Humayun English 2003

Venerated by Akbar, admired by Jahangir, adopted as a model by Shahjahan for his celebrated Taj Mahal, the final resting place for many a princess of the house of the Mughals including Dara Shikoh, the later Mughal Emperors including Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Rafi ud Darjat,Rafi ud Daula and Alamgir II, and the refuge for the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar in 1858 before his banishment to Burma, the Garden Tomb of Humayun has inspired the encomiums of architects,historican visitor and tourists for centuries. Author: Neeru Misra is an art historian and a visiting faculty to the National Museum Institute for history of art conservation and museology and holds a masters and doctrate in history from Allahabad University.