Humayun's Tomb
tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Humayun's tomb (Hindustani: Maqbara-i 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),[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] in 1569-70, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son, Sayyid Muhammad,[8] Persian architects chosen by her.[9][10] The tomb was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.[11]

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