Brick. Originally veneered with marble and red sandstone.
Beginning date
1641
Completion date
1645
The Tomb of Asif Khan (Urdu: مقبرہ آصف خان) is a 17th-century mausoleum located in Shahdara Bagh, in the city of Lahore, Punjab. It was built for the Mughal statesman Mirza Abul Hassan Jah, who was titled Asif Khan. Asif Khan was brother of Nur Jahan, and brother-in-law to the Mughal Emperor Jahangir.[3] Asif Khan's tomb is located adjacent to the Tomb of Jahangir, and near the Tomb of Nur Jahan. Asif Khan's tomb was built in a Central Asian architectural style,[4] and stands in the centre of a Persian-style Charbagh garden.[5]
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^Chaudhry, Nazir Ahmad (2000). Lahore. Sang-e-Meel Publications. ISBN 9789693510478. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
^Ihsan, Nadiem (2005). Gardens of Mughal Lahore. Sang-e-Meel Publications.
^"Mausoleum and Shrines - Lahore". lahore.punjab.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
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