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Documentation format for Archaeological and Heritage Sites/Monuments

Serial No.: sd127gmj0001

SECTION I : IDENTIFICATION

1.Name

Present Grave of Mirza ______Past ______Other Name (if any) ______

2. Location LONGITUDE 77◦ 14’ E LATTITUDE 28◦ 35’ N Address ______Village (village code) ______Post ______District South Delhi State Delhi PIN 110013

Approach ______

3.Property Type

Buildings Religious structures Other Structures  Palace  Temple  Wall  Fort  Mosque  Gateway  Citadel  Minar  Pillar  Govt. building  Church  Others (specify)  Railway station  Monastery  Defence building  Stupa  Industrial building  Tomb, Mausoleum ______ Other public buildings ______ Residential building Open space and related ______structures ______Engineering structure  Public square ______ Bridge  Park or garden ______ Tunnel  Graveyard  Other engineering  Baolis, Well structure  Tank  Cave

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4.Property Use ABANDONED / IN USE Present ______Past ______

5. Age (Source)

PERIOD YEARS

Precise date of Construction AD 1821 Completion Subsequent changes Destruction / Demolition

6. Ownership / Level of Protection SINGLE /MULTIPLE

Public Archaeological Survey of / State Archaeology Department / Any Other (Please specify) ______

Private ______

Any other (Please specify) ______

Name ______Address ______Phone ______

7. Association • WITH EVENTS In History In Rituals In Building Construction Any other (specify) •WITH PERSONS Patron Architect / Engineer Any other (specify)

8. Statement of Significance  Architectural  Archaeological  Historical  Religious

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 Any other (specify) Mirza Jahangir was the eldest son of late Mughal emperor Akbar II. After being imprisoned for having fired pistol at Mr. Seton, the Resident at Delhi, he died at , in AD. 1821 and his remains were first interred there but were subsequently brought to Delhi.

SECTION II: DESCRIPTION

9. Physical Description and Decorative Features ______

 Context * Drawings (Attach extra sheet if necessary)

Urban / Rural Setting Surroundings Stand in Isolation Integral part of a Landscape / Street / Complex

• Quantification Area Dimension ( L x B x H) ______(m / cm/ feet / inch) Number of Blocks ______Number of Storys ______

• Spatial Organization Orientation ______Plan ______Allocation of Spaces ______

ARCHITECTURAL STYLE

• Ornamentation Exteriors The marble grave of Mirza jahangor, profusely decorated with flora carvings, bears the takhti, the emblem of woman's grave. Interiors ______

Movable Collections ______

Any Other (specify) ______

10. Construction Technology______

Structural System ______

Building Techniques ______

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Material of Construction Marble

11. Condition Assessment In General Good / Fair  Sign of Deterioration  Serious Deterioration  Danger of Disappearance

In Brief (Attach extra sheet if necessary) ______

12.Threats to the Property

 Natural  Negligence  Vandalism  Urban Pressures

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SECTION III: REFERENCES

13. Reference Sources (published and unpublished textual details)

Inventory of Monuments and Sites of National Importance, ASI

14. Photographs (attach list as in page 6, in case of multiple photographs) Photo Reference ______

CAPTION ______

15. Audio / Video (related to rituals / performance / festivals etc.) Reference ______

DESCRIPTION ______

16. Maps/Plans/Drawings

17. Listers

NAME Ankita Vats NAME Bharti Pandey

NAME Tripta Sharma

18.Reviewers

NAME ______NAME ______

COMMENTS______COMMENTS ______

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