Alternative Names
Tomb of Hayat Bakshi Begum
Tomb of Hayat Bakhsh Begum
Date
ca. 1666
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Inscription
Script: Naskh, Thuluth. Translation: "The death of the lady, whose abode is Paradise, Hayat Bakhsh Begam, occured on the night of Tuesday, the 28th of Sha'ban, 1077 AH (12th February, 1667 AD)"
Notes
Born to Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah, Hayat Bakshi was the royal consort of his successor Muhammad Qutb Shah.
References
Inscription source Yazdani, Epigraphia Indo-Moslemica (1915–16); Bilgrami, Landmarks of the Deccan (1927)
