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| Keywords: The tomb of Safdar Jang.jpg en Watercolour of Safdar Jang's tomb from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Delhi to Tughlikabad Vol VII' produced for Lord Moira afterwards the Marquess of Hastings by Sita Ram between 1814-15 Marquess of Hastings the Governor-General of Bengal and the Commander-in-Chief r 1813-23 was accompanied by artist Sita Ram flourished c 1810-22 to illustrate his journey from Calcutta to Delhi between 1814-15 An idealised view of the tomb of Safdar Jang showing the garden and water channel Nawab Safdar Jang r 1739-53 was the governor of Awadh during the period of Mughal Emperor Ahmad Shah r 1748-54 Safdar Jang's body was moved to Delhi where his son Nawab Shuja ud-Daula r 1753-75 built a tomb in 1753-54 based on the model of Humayun's tomb The basic architectural style included a square plan tomb centered in a char bagh garden complex Inscribed below 'Suftur Jung's Tomb ' British Library 1815 http //www columbia edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1700_1799/latermughals/safdarjang/safdarjang html Sita Ram fl c 1810-1822 Watercolour PD-Art Uploaded with UploadWizard Safdarjung's Tomb Sita Ram | ||||
