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SAFDARJANG'S TOMB »
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is 5 km to the S-West from Connaught Place at Arvind Marg on the
way to Kutub. Between 1753-74, Nawab Suja-ud-Dulla erected
Safdarjung on the graveyard of Nawab of Ayodhya Mirza Mukim Abul
Mansur Khan, like the tomb of Humayun. In the middle of Mughal
Garden Charbagh, it is the last tomb or graveyard of 40 ft high.
On the 4 sides, there are 4 stone made Azan Minar. In the
courtyard, there is rose garden. Beside it, mini airport,
Safdarjung of Delhi Flying Club is located. In 1980, Sanjay Gandhi
died in an air crash in this airport. Adjacent to the south, there
is the battle field, where Mahammad Shah Tughlak was defeated by
Taimur in 12 Dec, 1398.
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