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Black Taj Tomb Of Shah Nawaz Khan (Burhanpur)

LOCATION: 573 kms from Mumbai, 548 kms from Pune, 369 kms from Nashik, 7 kms from Burhanpur.

BEST TIME TO VISIT: September or you can travel any time throughout year.

Black Taj Tomb Of Shah Nawaz Khan (Burhanpur)

Place Information:

Black Taj Tomb Of Shah Nawaz Khan (Burhanpur)

Location Details: Raja Jai Singh Ki Chhatri (Burhanpur)

Base Village: Burhanpur.

Nearest Railway Station: Burhanpur

Difficulty: Easy.

Tomb of Shah Nawaz Khan or Black Taj is a mausoleum located in the Teressa locality of Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh. Situated on the banks of the Utavali River, it is one of the best place to explore in Burhanpur.

The Tomb of Shahnawaz Khan is called 'Kala Taj Mahal' or 'Black Taj Mahal' by the locals and was built between 1622 and 1623 AD. Shah Nawaz Khan was the eldest son of Abdul Rahim Khankhana. He was brought up in Burhanpur itself. Seeing his bravery, he was made the commander of the Mughal army. He died at the age of 44, buried here on the banks of the Utawali river in Burhanpur. It also houses the tomb of Shahnawaz Khan's wife.

It is a beautiful monument, shaped like the Taj though built on a much smaller scale. It is made of locally found black-colored stone hence the name Black Taj. Surrounded by a garden, the mausoleum is a big domed structure typical of Mughal architecture. The monument is square in shape with a central dome and has hexagonal minarets on the four corners with arched verandas running all around it. Inside the walls of the dome have beautiful paintings. But, the actual grave of Shah Nawaz Khan is below the Mausoleum and has a small stairway that leads to the actual grave. Next to it is a ruined monument called Paandan Mahal because it is shaped like a paandan.

HOW TO REACH

By Road: There is a major road transport structure for reaching Burhanpur, as one can get in to the bus if he wants to reaches here from Indore, which is 183 km away. Since Burhanpur situated on the State Highway – 27, which links it to the Indore, it would be best to drive down from Indore in the bus or hired car or taxi. The nearest town is Khandwa, which is 69 km away and encompasses through Indore-Burhanpur SH-27.

One can reach Burhanpur via Indore, as this is well connected city of Madhya Pradesh and 183 km from Indore. You can take any of following modes of transport.

By Train: Burhanpur town is very well connected by train from other important cities and tourist destinations of India. It lies on Mumbai-Delhi & Mumbai Allahabad rail-route. Burhanpur has its own Railway Station (Railway Code: BAU). Trains like Tulsi Express, Kamayani Express (11072), Kushinagar Express (11016), Punjab Mail (12138), Howrah-Mumbai Express (12321), Mahanagri Express (11094), Karnatak Express (12628) etc are some of the important trains connecting Burhanpur from important destinations of India. In simple words, Burhanpur Railway Station (BAU) has train connectivity with destinations like: Mumbai, Delhi, Agra, Gwalior, Bhopal, Eranakulam, Lucknow, Kolkata (Howrah), Allahabad, Varanasi, Jabalpur (Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench), Katni (Bandhavgarh), Pipariya (Pachmarhi), Jhansi (Orchha-Khajuraho), Jalgaon (Ajanta-Ellora), Bangalore etc.

By Air: The nearest airport for reaching Burhanpur is Indore (IDR), which is 183 km from Burhanpur. As Indore is a financial capital of the central state of India Madhya Pradesh, one can get wide air connectivity for all major cities of India like Mumbai, Bhopal, and Delhi from here or for here. Delhi which is the National Capital of India is at a distance of 894 km from Indore, and from Delhi on can board the flight for any destination abroad or domestic.Major Air carriers like Spice jet, Air India, Indigo, Jet Airways provides their air services widely inbound and outbound for all major Indian cities and abroad.

Timings: 9 AM - 4 PM,

Note: Closed on Wednesdays

Entry: Free

Blogger post Link: https://mightyhikers.blogspot.com/p/ankai-and-tankai-manmad.html

Reference Link:

1. https://www.trawell.in/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/raja-jai-singh-ki-chhatri

2. https://www.madhya-pradesh-tourism.com/destination/Asirgarh-Fort-31

3. https://www.trawell.in/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/black-taj-tomb-of-shah-nawaz-khan

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