Tomb of I'timad-ud-Daulah

The Tomb of Itimad-Ud-Daula was constructed by the Mughal queen Nur Jahan between 1622 and 1628 where her father Itimad Ud Daula was buried. Itimad Ud Daula or Mirza Ghiyas-ud-din or Ghiyas Beg was the father of Nur Jahan, the Mughal empress and wife of Jahangir.

The Taj Mahal was commissioned by Shah Jahan after the death of his third wife Mumtaz Mahal who died in June, 1631 while giving birth to her fourteenth child. On her deathbed, Mumtaz Mahal asked Shah Jahan to never marry again and to build her a magnificent tomb. Shah Jahan made good on both wishes.

Along the banks of the Yamuna River in Agra stands a marble monument that tourists often overlook in their rush to visit the Taj Mahal. Yet Itimad-ud-Daulah, affectionately known as the “Baby Taj,” represents a crucial evolution in Mughal architecture and tells a touching story of a daughter's love for her father.

1628–1658), to house the tomb of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. The tomb is the centrepiece of a 17-hectare (42-acre) complex, which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall.