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The Dome of Nawab Sadiq Khan
By LahoreBazaar Published: 01/24/2009
This dome is situated on the bank of Shalimar road to the south, opposite the premises of Baghbanpura Middle School. The dome stands in the center of a platform of solid masonry, and is supported by a quadrangular building, surmounted at the corners by small towers.
Nawab Sadiq Khan was native of Tehran, and was the father of Nawab Jafar Khan, the high vault of whose mausoleum is to the east of the village of Garhi Shau. Sadiq khan died in 1029 A.H. (1619 A.D.) and was buried here.
A new well has been dug to the east of this mausoleum, which is at present in the occupation of Qalandar Shah, a faqir, originally a resident of Meerut.
This nice little garden, surrounded by a high wall of masonry is situated to the west of the Shalimar gardens and south of the village Baghbanpura. The old gateway is on the west, and additions have been made to he upper storey of it by the Parsi merchants of Bombay who are the present owners. The new gateway is to the north. To the east and south are rooms and chambers, built of substantial brick-working order.
The garden was built by Mahabt Khan, surnamed Khan-I-Khanan, Yamin-ud-daula. His original name was zamana Beg, and he was son of Ghyur beg of Cabul. Jahangir writes of him in his autobiography Zamana Beg son of Ghayur Beg, had gained the dignity of 500, by when I was till Crown Prince. He now (on my accession), having received the title of Mahabat khan and a mansab of 1500, was nominated Paymeaster of my household.
In the seventeenth year of the reign of Jahangir, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, with a mansab of 7000, and sent against Shah Jahan whom he defeated near Allahabad. Nur Jahan, who had herself selected Mahabat to act against Shah Jahan, to advance the interest of Shahr Yar, her own son-in-low, becme jealous of Mahabat power but the latter seized the Emperor person The Empress jointed her royal husband in his captivity, but finally succeeded in her plot to obtain his release. Subsequently to these proceedings, Mahabat was sent as Viceroy of the Deccan, where he besieged and captured Daulat Abad.
Mahabat Khan died in 1634. At his death he held the dignity of Khan-I-Khanan, and was head of the military administration. Shah Jahan made provision for mahabt eldest son who ultimately rose to the Governorship of Cabul and to bear his father’s title. Maharaja Ranjit Singh gave the garden to Faqir Aziz-ud-din, who looked well after it. On his death, Faqir Oharagh-ud-din, his heir sold it to Jahangirji & Co., Parsi Merchants, who have neglected it.