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and rising from a terrace enclosed by an octagonal wall provided with low towers at the corners. It consists of a domed octagonal chamber in the
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style of early 14th century. It has a verandah on each side pierced by three openings. It is known popularly as
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has since been restored to the site, and lies right below the central dome, though that of his mother
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thus also his foster brother. However, when Adham Khan murdered Akbar’s favourite general
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