Ghaziuddin Khan's Madarsa and Tomb-History

Introduction: Ghaziuddin Khan's Madarsa and Tomb was built by Mir Shahbuddin who was a minister to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. The building has a huge enclosed space of colonnaded apartments where the madarsa used to operate. The eastern gate of the madarsa is the way in to the building for the visitors. This gate is one of the premium examples of madarsa architecture in Delhi. Just to the west of the madarsa there is a mosque which three domes on top of it and layed by minarets. The prayer hall of the mosque has domed openings. On the northern side and the southern side of the mosque there are two enclosed spaces, where some graves are lying. These covered places have perforated stone coverts. The southern enclosure of the mosque has three graves among which one is the grave of Ghaziuddin Khan. Every structure in the building has been constructed with red sandstone because of which the building has got a unique appearance.

History: Mir Shahbuddin was one of the extremely reputable and powerful courtier and minister at the court of the Mughal King Aurangzeb. Being an able minister, Shahbuddin received honor from the king and the title of "Ghazi-ud-Din Khan" was bestowed upon him. The dynasty of the Nizam of Hyderabad was set up by his son Mir Qamar-ud-Din. Ghaziuddin Khan's madarsa was built in the year 1692. When the English classes were introduced in the year 1824, the madarsa came to be known as the Anglo-Arabic School. Much later the school came to be known as the Anglo-Arabic College.

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