Site Name: Sikandra (Bainpur Mustkil)
Date:
Subject: Information board at the entrance on the north side
CENTER FOR ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
A Mughal-period mausoleum located south of
Mathura Road near the Pathwari Temple at Kailash Mod, Sikandra, Agra district
of Uttar Pradesh. Constructed between 1623 and 1627 CE by Emperor Jahangir in
memory of his mother, Mariam Zamani, the tomb was adapted from an earlier
Lodi-period baradari and transformed into a dome-less Mughal tomb with chhatris
and chhaparkhats. Built of lakhori bricks, red sandstone, and lime mortar, the
monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Agra Circle) and
remains well maintained.
