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Tomb of Humayun

Humayun's Tomb
हुमायूँ का मकबरा ہمایوں مقبرا
Humayun's Tomb from the Charbagh - 1.jpg
Humayun's Tomb is located in Delhi
Humayun's Tomb
Location of Humayun's Tomb in Delhi
General information
Type Tomb
Architectural style Mughal
Location Mathura road, Nizamuddin East, Delhi, India
Coordinates 28°35′36″N 77°15′02″E / 28.593264°N 77.250602°E / 28.593264; 77.250602Coordinates: 28°35′36″N 77°15′02″E / 28.593264°N 77.250602°E / 28.593264; 77.250602
Construction started 1565
Completed 1572
Design and construction
Architect Mirak Mirza Ghiyath
Official name Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv
Designated 1993 (17th session)
Reference no. 232
State Party India
Region Asia-Pacific

Humayun's tomb (Persian: آرامگاه همایون‎‎ Maqbara e Humayun) is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum (also known as Haji Begum), in 1569-70, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas, a Persian architect chosen by her. It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent, and is located in Nizamuddin East, Delhi, India, close to the Dina-panah Citadel, also known as Purana Qila (Old Fort), that Humayun founded in 1533. It was also the first structure to use red sandstone at such a scale. The tomb was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993, and since then has undergone extensive restoration work, which is complete. Besides the main tomb enclosure of Humayun, several smaller monuments dot the pathway leading up to it, from the main entrance in the West, including one that even pre-dates the main tomb itself, by twenty years; it is the tomb complex of Isa Khan Niyazi, an Afghan noble in Sher Shah Suri's court of the Suri dynasty, who fought against the Mughals, constructed in 1547 CE.


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