A scatter of gravestones under open sky in the inner city, with a handful of domed tombs among them and only one still whole.
Approached by the Chanderi Mongawali road and situated near the Jama Masjid in the Andar Shehar, or Inner City, this site is under the protection of the Archaeological Survey of India. The tombs are referred to as those of the family of Hazrat Nizamuddin, but more accurately they belong to followers of the Chishtia Nizamia sect.
The complex is scattered with gravestones, most of them lying under open sky, while some of the more important burials are housed in domed tomb structures. Only one of these tombs is still intact; the domes and parts of the walls of four others have collapsed. One carries an inscription recording that it was built in 1425, during the rule of Hoshung Shah Ghori, by his minister Malik Salar, and the complex as a whole must have been built up across the 15th century.
A single domed tomb in the complex survives whole, which makes it the only place to see what the others looked like before they fell. Compare it with the four ruined structures beside it to understand what has been lost.
One tomb carries an inscription naming Malik Salar, minister to Hoshung Shah Ghori, and the year 1425. It is the firmest date anywhere in the complex and the anchor for dating the rest of it.
The most impressive thing here is the highly intricate stonework, found on the tombstones themselves as well as on the tomb buildings. Much of it is out in the open with nothing between you and the carving.
The complex is in the Andar Shehar near the Jama Masjid, approached by the Chanderi Mongawali road, so it fits easily into an inner city walk. Most of it is open ground.
October to March suits a site that is mostly open and unshaded. Low morning or evening sun brings out the relief in the intricate stonework far better than overhead light.
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