These Are The Pictures Of Commemorative Stone And The Muthamman Burj Also Known With The Names Of Shah-Burj, Samman Burj And Jharokha Built With Redstone By Mughal Emperor Akbar And Rebuilt With White Marble By Emperor Shah Jahan Located Inside The Agra Fort India. It Was An Imperial Tower. The Chain Of Justice Was Instituted On The Southern Side Of This Burj By The Mughal Emperor Jahangir. The Mughal Emperors Used This Burj For Jharokha Darshan. Akbar The Great Used To Use This Burj For Sun Worship. The Taj Mahal Is In Full View From This Tower. Shah Jahan Spent Last Eight Years Of His Imprisonment From 1658 To 1666 Within The Adjoining Complex Of Muthamman Burj Even Died Here.
Important Historical Facts Written On The Commemorative Stone Erected With The Muthamman Burj Are As Under:
'THE MUTHAMMAN BURJ ( SHAH-BURJ & JHAROKHA (1632-40 A.D)'
' This Beautiful Palace Surmounts The Largest Bastian Of Agra Fort On The River Side, Facing The East, It Was Originally Built Of Redstone By Akbar Who Used It For Jharokha Darshan, As Well As Sun Worship, Every Day At Sun Rise. Jahangir Also Used It As Jharokha, As In Faithfully Shown In His Paintings Made In 1620. He Also Instituted His 'Adl-e-Zanjir' (The Chain Of Justice) On Its South Side. Owing Ti Its Octagonal Plan, It Was Called Muthamman Burj. It Has Also Been Mentioned As Shah Burj ( Imperial Or King's Tower By The Persian Historians And Foreign Travellers And It Is A Misnomer To Call It Yasmine Tower Or 'Samman Burj' As Recorded By The Contemporary Historian Lahauri. It Was Rebuilt With White Marble By Shah Jahan Around 1632-40. He Also Used It For Jharokha Darshan Which Was As Indispensable A Mughal Institution As Was 'Darbar'.
It Is An Octagonal Building, Five External Sides Of Which Making A Dalan Overlook The River. Each Side Has Pillars And Brackets Openings The Eastern Most Side Projects Farward And Accommodates A Jharokha Majestically On The Western Side Of This Palace Is A Spacious Dalan With Shah-Nashin (Alcoves). A Shallow Water Basin (Kunda) Is Sunk In Its Pavement. It Is Decorously Inlaid. This Dalan Opens On A Court Which Has A Chabutara Projected By A Jali Screen. On Its Northern Side , Series Of Rooms Leading To Shish Mahal On Its Western Side ; And A Colonnade Dalan With A Room Attached To It On The Southern Side. It Is Thus A Large Complex Entirely Built Of White Marble. It Has Deep Niches On The Walls, To Break The Monotony. Dados Have Repetitive Stylized Inlaid Creepers On Borders And Carved Natural Plants In The Centre Pillars, Brackets And Lintels Also Bears Exquisitely Inlaid Designs And It Is One Of The Most Profusely Ornamented Buildings Of Shah Jahan. This Palace Was Directly Connected To The Diwan-i-Khas, Shish Mahal, Khas Mahal And Other Palaces. And It Was From Here That The Mughal Emperors Governed The Whole Country. The Taj Mahal Is In Full View From This Tower And Shah Jahan Spent Eight Years Of His Imprisonment (1658-66) In This Complex, And He Died Here. His Body Was Taken By Boat To The Taj Mahal And Buried.'
Important Historical Facts Written On The Commemorative Stone Erected With The Muthamman Burj Are As Under:
'THE MUTHAMMAN BURJ ( SHAH-BURJ & JHAROKHA (1632-40 A.D)'
' This Beautiful Palace Surmounts The Largest Bastian Of Agra Fort On The River Side, Facing The East, It Was Originally Built Of Redstone By Akbar Who Used It For Jharokha Darshan, As Well As Sun Worship, Every Day At Sun Rise. Jahangir Also Used It As Jharokha, As In Faithfully Shown In His Paintings Made In 1620. He Also Instituted His 'Adl-e-Zanjir' (The Chain Of Justice) On Its South Side. Owing Ti Its Octagonal Plan, It Was Called Muthamman Burj. It Has Also Been Mentioned As Shah Burj ( Imperial Or King's Tower By The Persian Historians And Foreign Travellers And It Is A Misnomer To Call It Yasmine Tower Or 'Samman Burj' As Recorded By The Contemporary Historian Lahauri. It Was Rebuilt With White Marble By Shah Jahan Around 1632-40. He Also Used It For Jharokha Darshan Which Was As Indispensable A Mughal Institution As Was 'Darbar'.
It Is An Octagonal Building, Five External Sides Of Which Making A Dalan Overlook The River. Each Side Has Pillars And Brackets Openings The Eastern Most Side Projects Farward And Accommodates A Jharokha Majestically On The Western Side Of This Palace Is A Spacious Dalan With Shah-Nashin (Alcoves). A Shallow Water Basin (Kunda) Is Sunk In Its Pavement. It Is Decorously Inlaid. This Dalan Opens On A Court Which Has A Chabutara Projected By A Jali Screen. On Its Northern Side , Series Of Rooms Leading To Shish Mahal On Its Western Side ; And A Colonnade Dalan With A Room Attached To It On The Southern Side. It Is Thus A Large Complex Entirely Built Of White Marble. It Has Deep Niches On The Walls, To Break The Monotony. Dados Have Repetitive Stylized Inlaid Creepers On Borders And Carved Natural Plants In The Centre Pillars, Brackets And Lintels Also Bears Exquisitely Inlaid Designs And It Is One Of The Most Profusely Ornamented Buildings Of Shah Jahan. This Palace Was Directly Connected To The Diwan-i-Khas, Shish Mahal, Khas Mahal And Other Palaces. And It Was From Here That The Mughal Emperors Governed The Whole Country. The Taj Mahal Is In Full View From This Tower And Shah Jahan Spent Eight Years Of His Imprisonment (1658-66) In This Complex, And He Died Here. His Body Was Taken By Boat To The Taj Mahal And Buried.'
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