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The tomb of Mariyam stood and marked as an exquisite creation of 17 century AD. The tomb is positioned to the west of Akbar’s tomb Sikandra in the Christian Missionary Society compound, which happens to be on the left side of Agra-Mathura road about 13 km from Agra. The tomb is built in the memory of Mariyam, the wife of Mughal emperor Akbar from Goa, after her death in the year 1623.
Mariam known widely as ‘Mariam Zamani’ which literally means “compassionate to the world”, the mother of Jahangir, was a most respectable queen in Mughal dynasty. It was Jehangir built this marvelous tomb for his mother after her death. The tomb is the real specimen of Mughal style of architecture with beauty embedded design. The tomb looks alike from front or back, which is a special feature of this tomb. This is praise worthy tomb to visit.
She was named with as ‘Mariam Zamani’ by Akbar on the occasion of the birth of their son and heir Salim also known as Jahangir, since 1569 at Fatehpur Sikri. Jahangir constructed this stylish tomb for his mother which is placed just close to the tomb of Akbar within the compound in the Sikandra District.
The tomb has always been a great source of attraction for its stylish figurines drawn on the walls along with the magnificent splendor that is fetched in with the structure created out of red sandstone. Initially, this structure was a baradari, hichbwas designed as that of a tomb by Mughals for the fact of reconstructing the structure with having its four facades on all its sides, representing the Mughal architectural style of that time with petite modification such as adding a crypt below the central compartment which used to be the mortuary chamber for the queen. The entire structure was built with red sandstone.
The centre of the ground floor houses the memorial of Mariam. The facades of the baradari have a surface of red sandstone and have been divided into numerous panels, which are adorned by geometrical patterns carved in bas-relief. Each quoin in the tomb is added with a patterned octagonal tower. The tower is crowned by a pavilion supported by slender pillars. The upper storey contains the marble memorial, which is open to sky.
The tomb is allowed to visit and is opened since sunrise till sunset.