Tomb of Zain-ul-Abidin's Mother

Fehad Nazir 23 months ago

Awesome historical place to visit.
It is located in the mahraji gunj area if the downtown Srinagar.

It houses the grave of the emperor Budshah and his family.

It is intresting to note that Budshah with other family members is buried outside the tomb while his mother is the only one who is buried inside the tomb.

Budshah's grave is bigger than others.

Editha Sofi 20 months ago

Tomb of Zain ul abidins mother.
Just visited again yesterday...
Be aware of people in this place, they said not allowed to take video or photos. but they said we allow you but you need to pay..

SYED MUDASIR 14 months ago

This is another monument in Srinagar’s old city but is unlike most others, being a royal tomb instead of a mosque/shrine. However it is interesting in a couple of ways, the first being in the architecture of the main mausoleum itself.
The main mausoleum (containing the tomb of the eponymous mother of Zain-ul-Abidin) is a 15th c brick masonry structure decorated with glazed blue tiles. The shape of the structure is unusual though,The central domed tomb chamber is flanked by four auxiliary domed rooms that resemble chapels adjacent to the apse of a cathedral. In plan the structure will resemble a symmetrical cross. Of course these are only visual cues, and this kind of tomb design may have precedent in Central Asia etc, but it is unusual in my experience of South Asian architecture.