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| Keywords: Aurangzebs tomb.jpg en View of the entrance to the chamber of Aurangzeb's Tomb photographed from the Curzon Collection 'Views of Caves of Ellora and Dowlatabad Fort in H H the Nizam's Dominions' taken by Deen Dayal in the 1890s Aurangzeb's Tomb d 1707 is situated at Rauza or Khuldabad meaning �Heavenly Abode � an old walled town in Maharashtra He funded his resting place by knitting caps and copying the Qu �ran during the last years of his life works which he sold anonymously in the market place Unlike the other great Mughal rulers Aurangzeb �s tomb is not marked with a large mausoleum instead he was interred in an open air grave in accordance with his Islamic principles A gateway and domed porch were added in 1760 Lord Curzon and the Nizam of Hyderabad had a marble railing erected around the grave in 1911 http //www bl uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/s/019pho000430s35u00039000 html Creator Lala Deen Dayal s 1890 PD-Art Historical images of Aurangabad Maharashtra in the 1890s Black and white photographs by Lala Deen Dayal Aurangzeb's Tomb Curtains British Library Photo 430 Curzon Collection | ||||
