Allaudin's Tomb and Madrasa - New Delhi
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| Address : | Qutub Minar Complex, Qutub Minar Complex Rd, Ladha Sarai, Mehrauli, South Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi 110030, India |
| Postal code : | 110030 |
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Ajay Sharma on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Alauddin Khilji, the Sultan of India, the man who aspired to be the ‘Second Alexander’ — 1,600 years after the first — lies in that 16 ft by 12 ft enclosure, on a 7ft by 4 ft stone pedestal. Surrounded by thick walls once made of limestone and rocks but now eroded, baring the sharp-edged rocks underneath, and under an open sky after the roof over him crumbled.
The Madrasa (educational institution) is L-shaped & consists of a college & also has individual cells which were used to impart religious teachings. Sadly, even this tomb is in ruins today.
In 1316 AD, Ala-ud-din Khilji eventually died of oedema and some state that Malik Naib who was his lieutenant help to hasten his death. The Sultan's loyal Nobles constructed a Madrasa and Tomb in his honour which exist today at the rear end of the Qutb Complex in Delhi. The L-shaped Madrasa is situated southwest of the Mosque which also houses the Tomb of Ala-ud-din Khilji. The Madrasa is built as a series of small individual apartments where students were taught about Islam. The stretch runs along two edges of a quadrangle courtyard measuring 35 x 25 meters approximately. The small apartment-like rooms are covered by roofs similar to the roof of the Tomb of Ala-ud-din Khilji. The Tomb in fact sits inside the central room of a building next to the Madrasa which is a unique feature witnessed for the first time in ancient history of the Country. The Dome of the Tomb has somewhat disappeared through these centuries while a few of the apartment rooms of the Madrasa are still intact and were recently restored.
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Abhishek Singh Chauhan on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ At a distance of 15 km from New Delhi Railway Station, Alauddin Khilji Tomb and Madrasa are situated in the Qutub Complex. It was the first structure in India with a tomb standing alongside a Madrasa.
Ala-ud-din's Madrasa is located to the south-west of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque. It was established by Ala-ud-din Khilji, as a college for education on Islamic scriptures and theology. It consists of rooms and halls built around a quadrangular court. Screened walls were originally present on the eastern and western sides of the quadrangular court. On the western side, a group of seven small, cell-like structures are present, which are believed to have served as residents of the teachers and staff. The entry on the north side consists of an elaborately carved doorway.
The central room of the Madrasa, which has Aladdin tomb, has now lost its dome, though many rooms of the structure are intact. Alauddin Khilji was the second Sultan of Delhi from Khilji dynasty, who ruled from 1296 to 1316 AD. It is believed that Ala-ud-din's body was brought to the complex from Siri and buried in front of the mosque, which formed part of the madrasa adjoining the tomb.
The tomb is a simple brick structure with no decorative marble or intricate carvings. There were two small chambers connected to the tomb by passages on either side. The tomb is in a very dilapidated condition. Firoz Shah Tughluq undertook repairs of the tomb complex.
Entry Fee (Qutub Complex): Rs. 10 for Indians and Rs. 250 for Foreigners.
Timings: 6.30 AM to 6.30 PM.
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Nidhi Chadha on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Tomb and madrasa in excellent condition, surrounded by lush, well maintained gardens
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Ishant Gautam on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Fabulous place to visit with family and friends. Great place to capture lots of photographs...????❤❤
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Dhruv Bhargava on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This place is beautiful and located in Qutab Minar Complex Delhi India. This place neet and clean peaceful environment.Great place to capture lots of pictures.A tomb of great ruler of Allaudin Khilji without a tomb.
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satyanarayana K on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Allauddins tomb is another attraction with beautiful architecture. The roof of this tomb is open and the tomb is made up of marble.
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Resham Das on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Qutub Minar is the tallest brick monument built in the country back in 1192 in the orders of Sultan Qutab-ud-din Aibak. The complex contains the ruins of the tomb, extended by another invader, Sultan Alauddin Khalji, and the rustless Iron pillar of Delhi (Kirti Stambh) built in the orders of Chandragupta II of Ujjain in the 3rd century! It marks the history of Sultan rule over the country of India, in the early times of the last century. The tomb and grave of Alauddin Khalji is placed within the Qutub complex itself at this location.
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Bronel Menezes on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ At the back of the Qutb complex, southwest of the mosque, stands an L-shaped construction, consisting of Alauddin Khalji's tomb dating ca 1316 AD, and a madrasa, an Islamic seminary built by him. Khalji was the second Sultan of Delhi from Khalji dynasty, who ruled from 1296 to 1316 AD.
The central room of the building, which has his tomb, has now lost its dome, though many rooms of the seminary or college are intact, and since been restored. There were two small chambers connected to the tomb by passages on either side. Fergusson in his book suggested the existence, to the west of the tomb, of seven rooms, two of which had domes and windows. The remains of the tomb building suggest that there was an open courtyard on the south and west sides of the tomb building, and that one room in the north served as an entrance.
It was the first example in India, of a tomb standing alongside a madrasa. Nearby stands the Alai Minar, an ambitious tower, he started constructing to rival the Qutb Minar, though he died when only its first storey was built and its construction abandoned thereafter. It now stands, north of the mosque.
The tomb is in a very dilapidated condition. It is believed that Ala-ud-din's body was brought to the complex from Siri and buried in front of the mosque, which formed part of the madrasa adjoining the tomb. Firoz Shah Tughluq, who undertook repairs of the tomb complex, mentioned a mosque within the madrasa.
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