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Tomb Of Abdur Rahim Khan- I- Khana Restored

  • 17 Dec 2020

  • The tomb of poet Abdur Rahim Khan- I- Khana, popularly known as 'Rahim'- one of Akbar's 'Navratnas' and a military leader has been restored by Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) and InterGlobe Foundation.
  • The tomb stands within an ensemble of 16th century medieval monuments in the Nizamuddin area of the national capital.
  • The tomb was originally built by Rahim for his wife, making it the first ever Mughal tomb to be built for a woman, with the more celebrated Taj Mahal having been built later.
  • Abdul Rahim was the son of Bairam Khan, Akbar's trusted guardian and mentor, who was of Turkic ancestry.
  • Apart from writing various dohas, Rahim translated Babar's memoirs, Baburnama from Chagatai language to Persian language. In Sanskrit, he wrote two books on astrology -‘Khetakautukam’ and ‘Dwatrinsha Yogavali’.