Asaf Khan Tomb

Tomb : Asaf Khan Tomb
Location : Shahdara Lahore

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To view this tomb and a group of other monuments situated in what was once the Mughal Dilkusha Bagh , you will need to proceed towards Shahdara, three miles northwest of Lahore. The group includes a cluster of interlinked monuments of a serai forming the forecourt which leads on the east to the spectacular tomb of Emperor Jahangir, built by his celebrated wife Empress Noor Jahan, and on the west to a mosque and the tomb of Asaf Khan or Asaf Jah, one of the most powerful grandees at the courts of Jahangir and Shah Jahan. Close by is situated the tomb built to house the mortal remains of Empress Noor Jahan and her daughter Princess Ladli Begam.

As you drive north on the Grand Trunk (G.T.) Road, after going through the toll plaza, you should turn right after the overhead sign. This road is known as Maqbara Road, from where a turning on the left leads to the cluster marked by a double-storey imposing Mughal gateway.