Tomb of Safdar Jang

New Delhi district, India

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The Tomb of Safdar Jang is a sandstone and marble mausoleum completed in 1754 for Nawab Safdarjung, prime minister of the Mughal Empire under Ahmed Shah Bahadur. Located in Delhi's New Delhi district, it exemplifies late Mughal architectural style and holds the distinction of being the first such grand tomb-and-garden complex built by someone outside the immediate imperial family—a telling marker of the empire's declining power. The structure follows the classical Mughal formula with a domed central chamber surrounded by eight rooms (hasht bihisht, or "eight paradises") and a four-part formal garden, echoing the layout of earlier imperial monuments like the Taj Mahal. Designated a Monument of National Importance and an NDMC Heritage Building Grade I, it remains one of Delhi's significant examples of late-period Mughal architecture.