# Shaikh Salim Chishti Ka Maqbara

- By: Sharvarism
- Date: 2024-02-27
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shaikh_Salim_Chishti_Ka_Maqbara.jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
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The Tomb of Hazrat Salim Chishti, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is a mausoleum, it enshrines the burial place of the Sufi saint Salim Chisti, a descendant of Baba Farid and who lived in a cavern on the ridge at Sikri, considered one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in India, the mausoleum was built during the years 1580 and 1581 by Akbar, along with the imperial complex at Fatehpur Sikri near Zenana Rauza, it was constructed as a mark of his respect for Salim Chisti, who foretold the birth of Akbar's son (named Prince Salim after Salim Chisti), who succeeded Akbar to the throne of the Mughal Empire, along with the Jama Masjid and the old city of Fatehpur Sikri, locating within the quadrangle of the Jama Masjid in Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh.