Tomb of Princes Zaib-un-Nissa - Lahore Pakistan

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I had a different script in my mind for this post; I had captured this place 6 or 7 months back at the hot midday of June, but when I started digging into history to know about this tomb, I was really surprised that there isn’t any concrete info available for the personality that rests there. According to those who live nearby, this is a tomb of Princess Zeb-un-Nissa, daughter of Mughal emperor “Aurangzeb” (known as Alamgeer).

Is this myth or true history that was doubtful? I searched over the internet, read Mughal history, and used Google Maps to see if someone marked that tomb as related to some personality, but all in vain. A few lines replicated by many (from local writers) tell us that this is the tomb of Princess Zeb-un-Nisa, but there is no other historical evidence one can find.

My saunterer soul led me to the Department of Information Culture and Tourism & Resort Development Department of the Government of Punjab to see their records; I went to the history department at the University of Punjab. Everywhere it is marked as the mausoleum of Princess Zeb-un-Nisa.

From some other sources, like Wikipedia and Annemarie Schimmel (in his book The Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art, and Culture), we found that the tomb of Princess Zeb-un-Nisa, daughter of Alamgeer, was build in Delhi. The place was known as the garden of “thirty thousand trees.”

location of tomb in Lahore Pakistan;Zeb-un-Nissa died in 1701 in Shahjahanabad (old Delhi), while Aurangzeb was on a trip to Deccan. Her tomb was in the garden of “Thirty Thousand Trees,” outside of the Kabuli Gate. But when the railway line was laid out at Delhi, her tomb was shifted to Akbar‘s mausoleum at Sikandara, Agra.
– Wikipedia

You can read about her at Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeb-un-Nisa); She was a poet, famous for her taste for art & craft and her love for nature & parks. Chouburji monument, the centre of activity & one of the busiest squares in Lahore was supposed to be a gateway for magnificent ladies’ park founded by the Mughal princess outside the walled city at that time;

Besides the fact whos inside, the tomb is really in miserable condition; The black walls, broken bricks, wall chalking and illegal construction in tomb’s yard has ruined its beauty; Painted & crafted wall interior is either damaged or lost in defense with harsh weather seasons; At its peak it must be true representative of Mughal’s unique architectural style; Still we can find some of great work on faded walls and arches; Click to view full album.

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