- Ataga Khan
Ataga Khan, also known as Khan-e-Kalan Shamsu'd-Din Mohammad Khan Atgah Khan (d. 1562) was the husband of Ji Ji Anga, a wet nurse of Akbar and held important positions in the court, including that of wakil to which he was appointed on, in November 1561, much to displeasure of
Maham Anga , whose sonAdham Khan , eventually murdered him in 1562.Death
On
May 16 ,1562 ,Adham Khan accompanied by a few ruffians burst in upon him as he sat in the "Diwan-e-Aam", the hall of audience, inAgra Fort , and murdered him, in the courtyard of "Diwan-e-Aam". Then he proceed towards the private quarters of Akbar, who was sleeping at the time, luckily Ni'mat the eunuch on hearing the commotion, bolted the door [ [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00litlinks/abulfazl/02_44_namah.html The punishment of Adham Khan]Akbarnama ] .Hearing of this murder, an enraged Akbar, ordered Adham Khan to be thrown down the rampart of the fort, and when he survived the first fall, he was thrown the second time, which killed him instantly.
After the death of Ataga Khan, his tomb was built by the instructions of Mughal emperor, Akbar and built by his son, "Mirza Aziz Koka", in 1566-67. It is situated on the northern edge of Nizamuddin, most known for the dargah of 13th century, Sufi saint,
Nizamuddin Auliya . Its architect was "Ustab Khuda Quli" and calligrapher, "Baqi Muhammad" fromBukhara , who added the Quranic verses, on the white marble slabs, inlaid on the red sandstone exterior walls, which were suitably chosen reflecting his mode of death, considered a martyrdom by Mughal historian, Abul Fazal [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=3ctLNvx68hIC&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43&dq=Ataga+Khan&source=web&ots=bb5eWzsFCC&sig=BPAks3xsLI_5nOT61ddM4o_kMNg&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA42,M1 The Age of Akbar] The new Cambridge history of India, by Geraldine Forbes, B. R. Tomlinson, Sugata Bose, Stewart, Cambridge UniversityPress, ISBN 0521267285. page 42. ] . An inscription on the southern door of the tomb mentions that it was finished in 974 AH (1566-67) [ [http://www.indiainfoweb.com/delhi/mosques/hazrat-nizamuddin-auliya-dargah.html Nizamuddin Auliya] ] .References
External links
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/g_c/sets/72157594341862023/ Tomb of Ataga Khan]
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