Context:
The Union Minister of Culture and Tourism recently inaugurated the Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage Site Museum in New Delhi.
Humayun’s Tomb:
- Construction – Commissioned by Bega Begum in 1569-70 and completed in 1572.
- Type – Mughal architecture
- Represents the synthesis of Persian and Indian architectural styles
- Significance – 1st garden tomb on the Indian subcontinent.
- Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993
Humayun:
- 2nd Mughal Emperor.
- Son of Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire, and the father of Akbar the Great.
- Born – March 6, 1508 in Kabul, Afghanistan
- Contribution –
- Played a key role in the development of Mughal painting by bringing Persian artists like Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdal Samad to India.
- Founded the city of Dinapanah
- Built the Jamali mosque
- Started the construction of Humayun’s Tomb, completed later by his wife, Hamida Banu Begum.
- Died – January 1556, Delhi
Source: PIB
Previous Year Question
Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri was:
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2014 Prelims]
(a) the mosque for the use of Royal Family
(b) Akbar’s private chamber prayer
(c) the hall in which Akbar held discussions with scholars of various religions.
(d) the room in which the nobles belonging to different religions gathered to discuss religious affairs
Answer: (c)
