👑Emperor Aurangzebs Tomb at Khuldabad | el Liven
Channel: el Liven
Date: 12/08/2022

"The sky will be my dome", the tomb of the greatest emperor of his time, Aurangzeb, is a simple grave. Emperor Aurangzeb chose his final resting place to be with that of his spiritual teacher Shaikh Zainuddin Shirazi in a funerary complex at Khuldabad.

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Emperor Aurangzebs tomb is in Khuldabad. A 14th century necropolis of sufi saints. It lies in the dargah of Zainuddin Shirazi, Aurangzebs spiritual teacher. The remains of the emperor lie in an open air grave. Roofed by "the vault of the sky". It rests against the wall of his spiritual teachers tomb. A basil plant grows in the bare earth of the tomb. Aurangzebs epithet lies in one corner. The perforated jalli was placed in 1921 by Lord Curzon. Aurangzeb funded his own tomb by knitting caps in the last years of his life.

Zainuddin was given the robes of the Caliphate at Daulatabad in 1336. The robe and the 'taj' are preseved in a box. Zainuddin died in 1370 CE. A mausoleum was erected over his tomb. 

On the other side of the courtyard in an open grave lies the tomb of Azam Shah, Aurangzebs second son and 'matchless friend'. It has a small marble headstone ornamented with carved floral designs. Next to him is his favorite wife Jahanzeb Banu Begum. A third grave is that of the daughter of a sufi saint.

Tombs
00:00 Intro
00:30 Dargah
00:55 Aurnagzebs Tomb
01:46 Zainuddin Tomb
02:38 Azam Shah Tomb
03:26 Outro & Credits

Credits
🎬 Shotcut https://www.shotcut.org/
🎵 Francis Previn - Djinn
🎛🎚🎧 Audacity https://www.audacityteam.org/
Pictures
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/The_Mughal_prince_Azam_Shah_%281653-1707%29.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Jahanzeb_Banu_Begum.jpg

📚 References:
Sohoni, Pushkar – Aurangabad With Daulatabad, Khuldabad and Ahmadnagar
https://archive.org/details/gazetteerofauran031184mbp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Aurangzeb
http://www.asiaurangabad.in/pdf/Tourist/Tomb_of_Aurangzeb-_Khulatabad.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zainuddin_Shirazi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jahanzeb_Banu_Begum