This building stands in contrast to the Mughal architectural style, opting instead for an octagonal chamber, low towers and peripheral walls in line with earlier Lodi and Sur dynasties, considered betrayers by the Mughals. The monument was later taken over in the 1830s by a British civil servant known as Blake of Bengal Civil Services who razed the tombs of Adham Khan and Maham Anga to accommodate his dining hall.
This building stands in contrast to the Mughal architectural style, opting instead for an octagonal chamber, low towers and peripheral walls in line with earlier Lodi and Sur dynasties, considered betrayers by the Mughals. The monument was later taken over in the 1830s by a British civil servant known as Blake of Bengal Civil Services who razed the tombs of Adham Khan and Maham Anga to accommodate his dining hall.
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