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Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya Dargah also houses the tombs of poet Amir Khusro, Princess Jahanara Begum (Shah Jahan's eldest daughter), Ataga Khan (Mughal Court Advisor), and Mohammad Shah Rangeela (a Mughal Emperor). The Dargah also has a Jamaat Khana Masjid and a step-well or a Baoli.

Tomb of Amir Khusro:

It is a small rectangular structure. It has a pyramidal roof on the top. The roof is constructed with marble which is topped with two small flower vases, also sculpted in marble. The grave of Khusro is always covered with a brilliant golden-hued embroidered Chadar (cloth sheet) and petals of roses offered by the devotees. The tomb has an enclosure built with intricately carved marble screens (jalis) and is further surrounded by another enclosure of even more exquisitely carved red sandstone Jali. Women can only enter the outer enclosure and are not allowed to enter the inner enclosure. They can sit in the space between the two enclosures and say their prayers.

Tomb of Ataga Khan:

Akbar ordered the construction of the tomb of Atgah ... More

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