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IMG_4425 - Tomb of Asif Khan

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Tomb of Asif Khan - the brother of Empress Nur Jahan. In 1636, he was elevated as Khan-e-Khana and commander-in-chief and a year later became the governor of Lahore. Asif Khan died on 12 June 1641 in a battle against the forces of rebel Raja Jagat Singh. His tomb was commissioned to be built in the Shahdara tomb complex in Lahore by Shah Jahan. It was built to the west of the tomb of Jahangir, facing it. It took four years and was completed in 1645 at a cost of 0.3 million rupees. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Asif_Khan)

 

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