Tomb of Muhammad Shah

Muhammad Shah was the third ruler of the Sayyid Dynasty, 1434-1444.
His tomb is there in Lodi Gardens.




After the death of Mubarak Shah, his brother's son Muhammad Shah succeeded him on the throne since Mubarak Shah did not have a son.

  

  

The Sayyid dynasty rose after the Tughlaq dynasty.

It is said that Muhammad Shah was not a good ruler and he misused his power and position of authority. 

Jantar Mantar

The Yantra Mantra (literally the instrument and formula) is often called the Jantar Mantar.

It consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments, built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur, from 1724 onwards.

It is one of five built by him.

Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah gave him the task of revising the calendar and astronomical tables. 

There was plaque fixed on one of the structures in the Jantar Mantar observatory in 1910 mistakenly dating the construction of the complex to the year 1710. 

Later research, though, suggests 1724 as the actual year of construction.

 

Safdarjung tomb:history

directions to safdarjung tombSafdarjung's Tomb is a garden tomb in New Delhi. It was built in 1754.The tomb was built for Safdarjung, the prime minister of Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (1719 to 1748)


The tomb was built by Nawab Shuja-ud-Daulah, the son of Safdarjung. Safdarjung was the governor of Awadh and later became the Prime Minister of Muhammad Shah. 


Built in 1753-1754, the Safdarjung tomb lies on the Lodi road, New Delhi. Safdarjung's tomb is set in the middle of a garden, which spreads over an area of 300 sq m. The garden of Safdarjung's tomb is laid down on the pattern of the Mughal Charbagh style. 


The tomb was erected roughly on the same pattern as that of the Humayun's tomb. 


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