Humayun's tomb (Hindi: हुमायूँ का मकबरा) is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun (Persian: همایون) in Delhi (नई दिल्ली), India. The tomb was built in 1570, it was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent, the scenery of the garden is beautiful.
The tomb is placed in the centre of a 30-acre Persian-style garden with quadrilateral layout, it was the first of its kind in the South Asia region in such a scale.
The complex encompasses the main tomb of the Emperor Humayun, which houses the graves of Empress and consorts, as well as numerous other subsequent Mughals.
Humayun was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, who ruled over territory in what is now Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northern India, and Bangladesh from 1530 to 1540 and again from 1555 to 1556.
Such a Persian-style garden also named ‘Paradise Garden’, which is a form of garden of Old Iranian origin. The most traditional form is a rectangular garden split into four quarters with a pond in the center.
Not too far from the tomb of Humayun is the tomb complex of Isa Khan Niyazi, an Afghan noble in Sher Shah Suri's court of the Suri dynasty, who fought against the Mughals. The complex was constructed in 1547, and pre-dates the main tomb by twenty years.
The tomb was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993, and since then has undergone extensive restoration work, now it is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Delhi.
