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Mausoleum of Isa Khan Niazi a renowned general of Sher Shah Suri near the Mughal Emperor Humayun's Tomb complex in Delhi 1547–1548 CE. An inscription on a red sandstone slab says Masnad Ali Isa Khan, son of Niaz Aghwan, the Chief chamberlain.
Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey); the origin of the word "mausoleum" – the tomb is now destroyed Mausoleum of Maussollos: Abu Lu'lu'a Firuz (d. 644) assassin of the second Islamic caliph Umar: Kashan, Iran: Shrine of Abu Lu'lu'a: Yaqub Leith Saffari (840–879) ruler of the Saffarid dynasty: Shahabad (ancient Gondishapur) near Dezful ...
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb, or the tomb may be considered to be within the mausoleum.
'Tomb of the Sublime'; Manchu: wesihun munggan) for the Guangxu Emperor (1871–1908, the 9th emperor) The Xuantong Emperor is buried in a commercial cemetery behind the Guangxu Emperor's tomb. While not officially part of the Western Qing Tombs, including Puyi would bring the number of emperors at the Western Tombs to five, the same number as ...
The Eastern Qing tombs (Chinese: 清 東 陵; pinyin: Qīng Dōng líng; Manchu: ᡩᡝᡵᡤᡳ ᡝᡵᡤᡳ ᠮᡠᠩᡤᠠᠨ, Möllendorff: dergi ergi munggan) are an imperial mausoleum complex of the Qing dynasty located in Zunhua, 125 kilometres (78 mi) northeast of Beijing.
'North Mausoleum') is the tomb of the first Qing emperor, Hong Taiji, and his Empress Xiaoduanwen. The tomb is located within Beiling Park, in Huanggu District of the northern urban Shenyang, Liaoning province, and is a popular area attraction. The tomb complex took eight years (between 1643 and 1651) to build and has a row of animal statues ...
The circumference of the inner city is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) and the outer is 6.3 km (3.9 mi). The tomb is located in the southwest of the inner city and faces east. The main tomb chamber housing the coffin and burial artifacts is the core of the architectural complex of the mausoleum. The tomb itself has not yet been excavated.
The tomb lies within the Al-Askari Mosque, one of the most important of Shia shrines. The mosque was badly damaged in a February 2006 bombing , presumably the work of Sunni militants. [ 22 ]