Lal Bangla, Imperial mausoleum in South East Delhi, India
Lal Bangla is an imperial mausoleum complex in South East Delhi containing two main tombs constructed from red sandstone. The structures feature square rooms with rectangular halls arranged on an elevated platform.
Lal Bangla is named in the sources as the burial place of Lal Kunwar (also called Imtiazi Mahal or Zinat Mahal Sahiba) and her daughter Begum Jan. The sources disagree on the emperor: one identifies Lal Kunwar as the wife of Jahandar Shah (1661–1713), another as the mother of Shah Alam II (1759–1806). The tomb of Syed Abid in the same complex is dated 1036 AH (about 1626 CE).
The name Lal Bangla means "red bungalow", after the red sandstone of the larger tomb; the second mausoleum is built of yellow sandstone. The site lies inside the Delhi Golf Club, so the tombs are seen from the course rather than visited. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan's Aasar Us Sanaadeed records Syed Abid, buried in the complex, as an associate of Khan Dauran Khan, a commander under Shah Jahan.
The mausoleum complex is located within the Delhi Golf Club grounds on Zakir Hussain Road. Access to the site is restricted and managed by the Archaeological Survey of India.
Beyond the two main tombs, the complex also holds three additional graves belonging to members of Emperor Akbar II's family. A separate mausoleum dedicated to Syed Abid dates to 1626, predating the primary structures by more than a century.
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