Isa Khan’s Tomb

Posted by SAURAV CHAKRABORTY on Sun Jan 22, 2017 1:44 am

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Isa Khan's Tomb

Humayun’s Tomb Complex, Delhi

Isa Khan Naizi (1453 – 1548) was a nobleman in the courts of Sher Shah Suri and his son Islam Shah Suri. Coming from an Afghan origin, Isa Khan Niazi belonged to the same linage as the Lodhis and also served as a noble man in the courts of Ibrahim Lodhi.

With Sher Shah Suri overthrowing Humayun (1540 )and declaring himself the emperor of India, the Afghans were back again in power.

Sher Shah awarded his most trusted lieutenant Isa Khan with the title Azm – e – Humayoon and also gave him the governorship of Multan.

Even after Sher Shah’s death in 1545, Isa Khan continued to serve under his son and successor Islam Shah Suri.

Isa Khan decided to built himself a tomb and it was constructed within his lifetime, during 1547 – 48.

He died a few months later in the same year and was laid to rest in the magnificent octagonal tomb.

The octagonal tomb of Isa Khan is located at the centre of a octagonal complex and is surrounded by a sunken garden, the first of its kind in the whole of India. The recently discovered sunken garden, surrounding the Isa Khan’s Tomb, predates the famed gardens that Mughals built and popularised.

S Chakraborty ARPS

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