page_title: Sahib Jamal
section_title: Death and burial place
hierarchical_section_title: Sahib Jamal / Death and burial place
caption_attribution_description: Anarkali's grave inside the tomb
context_page_description: Sahib Jamal was the third wife of Prince Salim Mirza, the future Mughal emperor Jahangir. She was the mother of Salim's second son, Prince Parviz.
context_section_description: Sahib Jamal died c. 25 June 1599 in Lahore, present-day Pakistan, and was also buried there. Construction of her tomb dates to either 1599 C.E. or 1615 C.E.
  There is a popular misconception that the Tomb of Sahib Jamal in Lahore is the tomb of the legendary dancing girl Anarkali. As per the legend, the tomb was said to be built by the Mughal emperor Jahangir for his love Anarkali, who was caught by Emperor Akbar for exchanging glances with Jahangir, at the time known as Prince Salim. Anarkali was reportedly a concubine of Akbar, and this action reportedly enraged Akbar so much, that he had Anarkali interred alive in a wall. When Prince Salim ascended the throne and took the name "Jahangir," he is reported to have ordered the construction of a tomb over the site of the wall in which Anarkali was reportedly buried.
  18th century historian Abdullah Chagatai reported that the tomb was not the resting place for Anarkali, but instead for Jahangir's beloved wife Sahib Jamal. Many modern historians accept the credulity of this account. The building is currently used as the Punjab Archives, so access to the public is limited.
  Sahib Jamal's white marble cenotaph features carvings with the 99 names of Allah, and was described by 19th century historians as "one of the finest pieces of carving in the world."
  In addition to the 99 names of Allah, the cenotaph is inscribed with a Persian couplet written by the Emperor Jahangir which reads: "Ah! could I behold the face of my beloved once more, I would give thanks unto my God until the day of resurrection."
caption: The richly carved cenotaph is made of white marble.
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