Add to ORKGInterior, south gate; octagonal hall with suites of rooms on the east and west side in two storeys; The Mughal emperor Akbar (reigned 1556-1605) selected Sikandra as the site for a garden, which was named Bihistabad (Persian, "Abode of Paradise"), and it was here that he was buried. Construction of his tomb may have been in progress when he died; it was completed between 1612 and 1614 by his son, the emperor Jahangir (reigned 1605-1627). The contribution of each has been debated: the form of the building seems characteristic of Akbar’s reign, while some of the decoration is typical of Jahangir. The main tomb or mausoleum, square in plan, is built in five receding storeys. The unusual design is reminiscent of the so-called Panch Mahal at Fat...