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Description: | Watercolour of Imam Zamin's tomb from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Delhi to Tughlikabad Vol. VII' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of Hastings, the Governor-General of Bengal and the Commander-in-Chief (r. 1813-23), was accompanied by artist Sita Ram (flourished c.1810-22) to illustrate his journey from Calcutta to Delhi between 1814-15.
An idealised view of the tomb of Imam Zamin (d.1538-9) and its entrance gateway with the Qutb Minar behind. The sufi saint Imam Muhammad Ali was also known as Imam Zamin. He was a resident of Turkestan and came to India in about 1500 during the reign of Sikandar Lodhi (r.1489-1517). He built his own tomb in the Quwwat ul Islam complex aand was buried in it in 1538. Inscribed below: 'Tomb of the Emperor Cutub;' and in 'kaithi': 'imam jamin.' | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822) | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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